camarilla

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish camarilla, from cámara (“chamber”) and the diminutive suffix -illa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkæməˈɹɪlə/, /ˌkæməˈɹiː(j)ə/ Rhymes: -ɪlə === Noun === camarilla (plural camarillas) A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish camarilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ma.ʁi.ja/ === Noun === camarilla f (plural camarillas) camarilla === Further reading === “camarilla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish camarilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.maˈril.la/ Rhymes: -illa Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧rìl‧la === Noun === camarilla f (plural camarille) camarilla === Further reading === camarilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Etymology === From cámara (“chamber”) + -illa (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ca‧ma‧ri‧lla === Noun === camarilla f (plural camarillas) a secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal "El objetivo implícito de esta línea de pensamiento es un mundo de pesadilla en el que el líder, o alguna camarilla gobernante, controla no sólo el futuro sino también el pasado." — George Orwell, «Mirando hacia atrás a la guerra civil española.» (otoño de 1942) ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: camarilla → English: camarilla → French: camarilla → Italian: camarilla === Further reading === “camarilla”, 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