gamuza

Spanish

Alternative forms

camuza

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *camocia, from Late Latin camōx, from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Doublet of chamuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈmuθa/ [ɡaˈmu.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ɡaˈmusa/ [ɡaˈmu.sa]
(Castilian)
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(Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
Syllabification: ga‧mu‧za

Noun

gamuza f (plural gamuzas)

chamois (goat-antelope)
Synonyms: rebeco, sarrio
chamois (leather)
(piece of) cloth

Descendants

→ Tagalog: gamusa

Further reading

“gamuza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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