gamuza

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === camuza === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *camocia, from Late Latin camōx, from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Doublet of chamuz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈmuθa/ [ɡaˈmu.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ɡaˈmusa/ [ɡaˈmu.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -uθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -usa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ga‧mu‧za === Noun === gamuza f (plural gamuzas) chamois (goat-antelope) Synonyms: rebeco, sarrio chamois (leather) (piece of) cloth ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: gamusa === Further reading === “gamuza”, 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