camel
noun
- color
- animal in the genus Camelus
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkæml̩/ / /ˈkæm(ə)l/
adj
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.
- Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
“[…] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.”
name
Etymology: From a Cornish word meaning "crooked" - the crooked river.
- A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Afrikaans kameelbor. English camel Borrowed from Afrikaans kameel.
- Synonym of giraffe.