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.

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