camurça
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox, influenced by corça (“doe”).Cognate with Spanish gamuza, Occitan camos and French chamois.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈmuɾ.sɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧mur‧ça
Noun
camurça f (plural camurças)
- chamois (species of goat)
- suede (type of leather)
Further reading
- “camurça” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.