kamora

English

Etymology

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Noun

kamora (plural kamoras)

  1. The diacritic  ̑ in the Old Cyrillic alphabet to indicate a plural, used on vowels, stressed or not stressed, in particular on о; not to be confused with the palatalization mark  ҄ used on certain consonants.

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian camorra, from a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (dispute, quarrel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmɔ.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Syllabification: ka‧mo‧ra

Noun

kamora f sg

  1. Camorra (crime organization from Naples)

Declension

Derived terms

  • kamorysta

Further reading

  • kamora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kamora in Polish dictionaries at PWN