camel

/ˈkæml̩/

Etymology

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 (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.

adj

Of 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 hat and black gloves.”

name

A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.

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, […]”
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.“Near-synonym: pontoon”
A person of Middle Eastern origin.
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.”
Synonym of giraffe.