câmara

See also: camara, Câmara, cámara, and cămară

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ.ma.ɾa/

  • Hyphenation: câ‧ma‧ra

Noun

câmara f (plural câmaras)

  1. chamber
  2. council
  3. (Portugal) Alternative form of câmara municipal
  4. camera
    Synonyms: câmara fotográfica, máquina fotográfica

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kamara
  • Indo-Portuguese: cambr, cambra
  • Kabuverdianu: kánbra
  • Kristang: kambra
  • → Gujarati: કમરો (kamro)
  • → Hindi: कमरा (kamrā)
  • → Tetum: kámara
  • → Urdu: کمرہ (kamra)

Noun

câmara m or f by sense (plural câmaras)

  1. cameraman, camerawoman
    Synonyms: cinegrafista, operador de câmara, cameraman

References
  1. “câmara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “câmara” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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