Meaning

6 senses
  1. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

    Kamel

    верблю́дverbljúd

    верблю́дverbljúd

  2. A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).

  3. A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.

    Near-synonym: pontoon

  4. (ethnic, slur)A person of Middle Eastern origin.

  5. A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

  6. (South Africa, obsolete)Synonym of giraffe.

More definitions
  • cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

Examples

236 sentences
  1. She rode a camel.

    Вона їхала верхи на верблюді. — deniko

    deSie ist auf einem Kamel geritten. — Zaghawa

  2. I love camels.

    Я люблю верблюдів. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю верблюдов. — odexed

    deIch mag Kamele. — Luiaard

  3. I like camels.

    Я люблю верблюдів. — deniko

    ruМне нравятся верблюды. — marafon

  4. Have you ever ridden a camel?

    ruТы когда-нибудь каталась на верблюде? — Wezel

    deBist du schon einmal auf einem Kamel geritten? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.

    ruЕсли вы пройдете близко к верблюду, вы рискуете быть укушенным. — timsa

Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old Fr

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.

Borrowed from Afrikaans kameel.

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