cámara
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== Asturian ==
=== Noun ===
cámara f (plural cámares)
camera
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
câmara (reintegrationist)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese camara (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin camara, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “a vaulted chamber”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkamaɾa/ [ˈkɑ.ma.ɾɐ]
Rhymes: -amaɾa
Hyphenation: cá‧ma‧ra
=== Noun ===
cámara f (plural cámaras)
chamber
namely, the main bedroom of a house
the room used for deliberation by a legislature
an enclosed space
(archaic) toilet, bathroom
(firearms) the area holding the ammunition round
camera
(nautical) cabin
==== Derived terms ====
camarada
Camarada
camariña
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cámara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cámara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“cámara”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish camara, borrowed from Vulgar Latin camara, variant of Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “something with an arched cover, a vaulted chamber”). Doublet of cambra.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkamaɾa/ [ˈka.ma.ɾa]
Rhymes: -amaɾa
Syllabification: cá‧ma‧ra
=== Noun ===
cámara f (plural cámaras)
room
Synonym: cuarto
camera
chamber
legislature
Synonym: legislatura
inner tube
Synonym: tripa
(nautical) cabin
Synonym: camarote
bowel movement
Synonym: deposición
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
cámara m or f by sense (plural cámaras)
(cinematography) cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera)
Synonym: camarógrafo
=== Further reading ===
“cámara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
cámara | Diccionario del español de México (colmex.mx)
=== Anagrams ===
maraca