camelar

Caló

Etymology

Inherited from Romani kamel (to love), of uncertain etymology.

Verb

camelar

  1. to court
  2. to enamor
  3. to desire
  4. to love

Derived terms

  • encamelar

Descendants

  • Spanish: camelar

References

  • camelar” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 27.
  • camelar” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
  • camelar” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Spanish

Etymology

From Caló camelar, from Romani kamel (to love), of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kameˈlaɾ/ [ka.meˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧me‧lar

Verb

camelar (first-person singular present camelo, first-person singular preterite camelé, past participle camelado)

  1. (Spain, transitive) to cajole, to sweet-talk, to win over
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter VII, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 101:
      —Hay que ser un poco monaguillo, Carlitos. Me he camelado a mi primo para que se ponga en mi lugar hoy.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to seduce
    Synonym: seducir
    • (Can we date this quote?), Benito Pérez Galdós, La Revolución de Julio:
      Para mí, Gracián cameló a la Rosenda, que antes fue querida de un tal Castillejo
      The way I see it, Gracián seduced Rosenda, who before that was the lover of certain Castillejo.
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to love
    Synonyms: amar, querer

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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