el
masculine
/kaˈmeʎo/
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Translation
camel
Word origin
From Latin camelus, from Greek kamelos, ultimately of Semitic origin. The same root gives English 'camel'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- camelus
- English cognates
- camel
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcamellos
Examples
.
The camel can go days without drinking water.
Cruzaron montados .
They crossed the desert riding camels.
zoo jorobas.
At the zoo we saw a camel with two humps.
resistente .
The camel is very resistant to the heat.
¡ !
Look how big that camel is!
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