Polyglot Dictionary

gamuza

/ɡaˈmusa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las gamuzas

Meaning

  1. chamois

    • Limpia con una gamuza.

      Clean with a chamois.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rebeco

rebeco is the regional, technical term for the alpine chamois, used especially in Spain's Pyrenees; gamuza is more general, and also means the suede cloth made from chamois leather.

Similar in other languages

German

Gämse

Gämse is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chamois."

Practice

1 What does gamuza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Limpia con una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gamuza?

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