camellu

Asturian

Noun

camellu m (plural camellos)

camel

Corsican

Un camellu.

Alternative forms

camelu, cameddu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic language. Cognates include Italian cammello and Portuguese camelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈmelːu/
Hyphenation: ca‧mel‧lu

Noun

camellu (feminine camella, plural camelli)

(male) camel

References

“camellu, camelu, cameddu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

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