Old Spanish

Noun

camello m (plural camellos)

1. camel
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 3r. a.

     Tomo eleazar. x. camellos. / de la meioria de ſo ſénor. efue / arrama araim cibdat de na / cor.

     Eliezer took ten of his master's best camels and made for Aram-Naharaim to the city of Nahor.

   • Idem, f. 5v. b.

     E vinien de galaat / có ſos camellos cargados de / mercaduras e ẏuá a egipto

     And they came from Gilead with their camels bearing merchandise, and they were headed for Egypt.

Descendants

• Ladino: kameyo (Latin spelling)
• Spanish: camello

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish camello, from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camelus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος ‎(kámēlos). More at camel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈme̞ʎo̞/

Noun

camello m ‎(plural camellos)

1. camel
2. (informal) pusher (drug dealer)

See also

• dromedario