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camel
noun
camel—a large desert animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used for riding or carrying loads
/ˈkæml̩/, /ˈkæm(ə)l/
Origin
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 (camoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.
noun
- A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.“Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]”“Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.”“As sometimes happens in countries of small civilisation, a leader arose from among the Arabs. None knew from where he sprang, and it was said that he had been a camel driver.”
- A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
- A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.“Nantucket Island is probably the only place in the United States where camels were put to work to solve the problem created by a sandbar. They were Marine camels, and like their live namesake, they we”
- 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.“The fers and camel can reach all the cells of one colour. The others are more restricted; the dummy cannot move at all, and the commuter can only move back and forth between two cells.”
- South-Africa, obsoleteSynonym of giraffe.
- A cigarette of a popular American brand.“Mr. Martin bought the pack of Camels on Monday night in the most crowded cigar store on Broadway.”
adj
- not-comparableOf 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 ha”
name
- A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
Formscamels(plural) · Camels(plural)
Appeared In
Duotrigordle Board 19 #23 · May 3, 2026
Daily Puzzle #1732 · March 17, 2026
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