camelô

See also: camelo, cameló, and camèło

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French camelot.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.meˈlo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɨˈlo/

Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lô

Noun

camelô m or f by sense (plural camelôs)

(Brazil) huckster, peddler, hawker (itinerant street vendor)
Synonym: vendedor ambulante

Derived terms

camelódromo

References

“camelô” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“camelô” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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