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Pronunciation
Of the chromatic sense (both nounal and adjectival) and of the caprine sense (in the singular):

• RP IPA|/Ë�Ê�æmwÉ�Ë�/

Of the caprine sense (in the plural):

• RP IPA|/Ë�Ê�æmwÉ�Ë�z/

Of the chromatic sense (both nounal and adjectival) and of the sense concerning leather (in the singular):

• RP IPA|/Ë�Ê�æmi/; SAMPA|/'S{mi/

*: Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmi|-æmi
Of the sense concerning leather (in the plural):

• RP IPA|/Ë�Ê�æmiz/; SAMPA|/'S{miz/

Noun
Image:Rupicapra rupicapra 0.jpg|thumb|Rupicapra rupicapra (1)
en-noun|chamois

1. A short-horned goat-antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
2. italbrac|Usually as �chamois leather� Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
3. colour The traditional colour of chamois leather: <table><tr><td bgcolor"#FBE4C7?" width"80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table>

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Chamois-coloured.

Translations
trans-top|goat
Albanian: dhia e egër
Basque: sarrio
Belarusian: �а�на
Breton: chamoez
Bulgarian: дива коза (diva koza)
Catalan: isard
Croatian: divokoza
Czech: kamzík
Danish: gemse
Dutch: gems f
Esperanto: �amo
Estonian: mägikits
Faroese: gemsa
Finnish: gemssi
French: chamois m, isard m
Frisian: gems
Friulian: cjamoç
Gallegan: rebezo
German: Gams f, Gemse f, Gämse f
Greek: αγ�ι�γιδο [aɣri�o��i�ðo�] n, αγ�ιοκά��ικο [a�ɣrio��kaʦi�ko�] n, αίγαγ�ο� [�e�ɣa�ɣro�s] m
Hungarian: zerge
Icelandic: gemsa
Ido: chamo
Italian: camoscio m
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Ladin: ciamorc
Lithuanian: gemz�
Lower Sorbian: źiwa koza
Macedonian: дивокоза (divokoza)
Maltese: kamoxx
Norwegian: gemse
Occitan: camóç, isard
Polish: kozica
Portuguese: camurça
Romanian: capra neagr�
Romansh: chamutsch
Russian: �е�на (s'érna) f
Sami: álpagáica
Sardinian: camussa, crabu aresti, camùsciu
Scottish: somar
Serbian: дивокоза (divokoza)
Slovak: kamzík horský
Slovenian: gams
Spanish: gamusa f, rebeco m, sarrio m
Swedish: gems
Turkish: da� keçisi
Ukrainian: �а�на, �е�на (sarna, serna)
Upper Sorbian: kamzyk, gemsa, skalna koza
Welsh: gafrewig
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trans-top|cloth
Finnish: säämiskä
Italian: camoscio
trans-mid
Russian: зам�а (zámša) f
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trans-top|colour
Italian: camoscio
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Derived terms
chammy
shammy

See also
Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Appendix: Colours

Category:Browns
Category:Colors
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Mammals

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