chamuz
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chamois,[1][2] from Late Latin camōx. Doublet of gamuza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuθ/ [t͡ʃaˈmuθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmus/ [t͡ʃaˈmus] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: cha‧muz
Noun
chamuz m (plural chamuces)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (16 December 2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas, University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 162: “Another French loanword in New Mexican Spanish is chamuz for ‘Slipper’ (‘bedroom slipper,’ ‘house shoe’).”
- ^ Rubén Cobos (30 June 2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico and Southern Colorado Spanish: Revised and Expanded Edition, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 82: “chamuz m [NM-CO Sp. chamuz, pl, chamuces, fr. Fr. chamois. Cf. Eng. shammy] woman’s moccasin; bedroom slipper. The term chamuces, fr. Fr. chamois, was introduced to New Mexico at the end of the seventeenth century by French trappers in northern New Mexico.”