camurça

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox, influenced by corça (“doe”). Cognate with Spanish gamuza, Occitan camos and French chamois.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmuh.sɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaˈmuɾ.sɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmuχ.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmuɻ.sa/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -uʁsɐ, (Portugal) -uɾsɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mur‧ça

Noun

camurça f (plural camurças)

  1. chamois (species of goat)
  2. suede (type of leather)

Further reading

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