Luxembourgish

Noun

Camion m ‎(plural Camionen)

1. lorry, truck

English

Noun

camion ‎(plural camions)

1. A truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance.
   • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 12:

     There were small gray motor cars that passed going very fast; usually there was an officer on the seat with the driver and more officers in the back seat. They splashed more mud than the camions even […].

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From French camion.

Noun

camion m ‎(plural camions, diminutive camionnetje n)

1. (Belgium) lorry; truck

Synonyms

• truck
• vrachtauto
• vrachtwagen

French

Etymology

Unknown origin, however, most likely early 19th century. Possibly from chemin ‎(“way, route”), see Spanish camino, or from Latin chamūlcus ‎(“cart”), from Ancient Greek χᾰμουλκός ‎(khamoulkós, “crane, windlass, or possibly other machine”), from χθών ‎(khthṓn, “earth, ground”) +‎ ἑλκέω ‎(helkéō, “I drag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mjɔ̃/
• (Marseille) IPA^(key): /ka.mi.jɔ̃/
• (Toulouse) IPA^(key): /ka.mi.ɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ̃

Noun

camion m ‎(plural camions)

1. lorry (UK); truck (US)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Portuguese: camião/caminhão
• Romanian: camion

Anagrams

• manioc

Italian

Noun

camion m ‎(invariable)

1. lorry (British)
2. truck (US)

Related terms

Anagrams

• camino, cimano, macino, macinò, manico, monaci, Monica

Romanian

Etymology

From French camion.

Noun

camion n ‎(plural camioane)

1. lorry, truck

Declension