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camauro

camauro noun: a cap, of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope.

camauro: a cap, of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope
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Noun

camauro

  1. A cap, of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope.

Origin of camauro

Ultimately related to the word camel.

Questions about camauro

What does camauro mean?
Camauro means a cap, of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope.
What part of speech is camauro?
Camauro is a noun.

Words near camauro in the dictionary

  1. camassial
  2. camassials
  3. camassias
  4. camassioside
  5. Camatagan
  6. camauro
  7. Camaxtli
  8. Camayahan
  9. camayeu
  10. camayeus
  11. camayeux

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