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camous

camous adjective: flat; depressed; crooked.

Adjective

camous (comparative more camous, superlative most camous)

  1. (obsolete) flat; depressed; crooked

Forms of camous

comparativemore camous
superlativemost camous
alternative formcamoys

Origin of camous

From Middle English camus, from Middle French camus of like meaning, from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked, bent”). Doublet of kam (“crooked, awry”).

Questions about camous

What does camous mean?
Camous means flat; depressed; crooked.
What part of speech is camous?
Camous is an adjective.

Words near camous in the dictionary

  1. camouflanguage
  2. camouflet
  3. camouflets
  4. camoufleur
  5. camoufleurs
  6. camous
  7. camout
  8. camouts
  9. camoys
  10. Camoëns
  11. camp

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