Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-mous
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

flat; depressed; crooked

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more camous (comparative) most camous (superlative) camoys (alternative)

Questions

What does camous mean?
flat; depressed; crooked
Where does camous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce camous

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “camous”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “camous”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “camous” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.