camel

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkæm(ə)l/ UK /ˈkæml̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #7501

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1

noun
A large desert animal with one or two humps on its back, used for carrying people and goods.

They crossed the desert on the backs of camels.
2

noun
A light yellowish-brown colour.

She wore a coat in a soft camel colour.

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1 noun · a large desert animal with... ship of the desert

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Forms camels

Derived forms anticamelcamacamel-haircamel-jockeycamelbackcamelbackedcameleercameleopardcamelestriancamelfuckercamelhaircamelier

Related forms camelopard

Etymology

From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.

camel Old English camēlus Latin κάμηλος Ancient Greek *gamal- sem-pro

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# camel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæm(ə)l/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæml̩/
**Frequency rank:** 7501

## Meanings
1. A large desert animal with one or two humps on its back, used for carrying people and goods.
2. A light yellowish-brown colour.

## Examples
- They crossed the desert on the backs of camels.
- She wore a coat in a soft camel colour.

## Derived Forms
- anticamel
- cama
- camel-hair
- camel-jockey
- camelback
- camelbacked
- cameleer
- cameleopard
- camelestrian
- camelfucker
- camelhair
- camelier

## Related Forms
- camelopard

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: camel
- Root: camēlus
- Root: κάμηλος
- Root: *gamal-

## Etymology
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.

## AI Etymology
Camel comes from Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.

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- Describing Qualities

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