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masculine

/kamaˈɾote/

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Translation

cabin, berth

Word origin

From cámara ('chamber, room'), from Latin camara, a variant of camera ('vaulted room'), with the augmentative suffix -ote. The same Latin root gives English 'chamber' and 'camera'.

Origin
Latin
Root
camara
English cognates
chamber, camera

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcamarotes

Examples

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Our cabin had a small window with a view of the sea.

mareados .

We spent the first night feeling seasick inside the cabin.

¿ ?

Which cabin have you been given to sleep in?

maletas.

The cabin was so narrow that barely two suitcases fitted.

Reservamos .

We booked a cabin with a private bathroom for the cruise.

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This word is part of lesson 89.