camoscio

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox (5th c. AD, Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmɔʃ.ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʃʃo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mò‧scio

Noun

camoscio m (plural camosci)

  1. chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
  2. suede, chamois
    Synonym: pelle scamosciata
  3. goat antelope (of subfamily Caprinae)
    Synonym: rupicapra
  4. caprid

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