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Borrowed from Spanish camarada (comrade), from cámara (chamber) derived from Latin camera (chamber).

  • IPA(key): /ka.meˈra.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: ca‧me‧rà‧ta

camerata f (plural camerate)

  1. dormitory

camerata m or f by sense (masculine plural camerati, feminine plural camerate)

  1. (archaic) companion, mate
  2. (chiefly historical) comrade
    Synonym: compagno
  • Unlike English comrade and its cognates in other languages, Italian camerata was frequently used as a term of address among fascists and is thus more associated in current use with right wing rather than left wing circles, in which compagno is used.

camerāta

  1. inflection of camerātus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

camerātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of camerātus

camerata f (plural cameratas)

  1. (Sursilvan) female friend, companion, comrade