el
masculine
/kamaˈɾeɾo/
#2529 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
waiter
Word origin
From camara ('chamber'), from Latin camera ('vaulted room'), originally a chamber servant. The Latin camera also gives English 'chamber' and 'camera'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- camera
- English cognates
- chamber, camera
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcamareros
Examples
.
The waiter brought us the menu straight away.
¡, , !
Waiter, the bill, please!
.
My brother works as a waiter in a bar.
.
The waitress recommended the fish of the day.
.
The waiter wrote down our order in a notebook.
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 51.