Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camail

/kəˈmeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-mail
IPA
/kəˈmeɪl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.

noun

An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed in the late 1600s from French camail, from Old Occitan capmalh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: camail, capmalh

Inflected Forms

camails (plural)

Derived Forms

camailed

Synonyms

aventail ventail

Rhymes With

scale mail they'll email jail fail detail retail trail rail side rail tail

Questions

How do you pronounce camail?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmeɪl/.
What does camail mean?
A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.
Where does camail come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce camail

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