camas

camas

See also: Camas

English

A camas in bloom

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmɪs/

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Noun

camas (plural camases or camas)

1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, “James' Bay and Dallas Road”, in The Book of Small:

     There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.

Alternative forms

• cammas, camass, quamash

Derived terms

• Camas County
• death camas

Translations

plant

Bulgarian: камасия f (kamasija) Chinook Jargon: qamaš, qawaš Halkomelem: sk'ámeth Vancouver Island: please add this translation if you can Nez Perce: qém̓es Nootka: qawaš Saanich: ḰȽO¸EL, SPÁÁNW̱

Etymology 2

cama +‎ -s

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːməz/

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Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

Anagrams

• AACSM

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French

Verb

camas

1. second-person singular past historic of camer

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Galician

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

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Latin

Noun

camās

1. accusative plural of cama

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Norman

Etymology

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Noun

camas m (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) noise

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Portuguese

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

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Spanish

Noun

camas f pl

1. plural of cama