How to pronounce dromedary
American English pronunciation
DROM-uh-dair-ee
- IPA
- /ˈdɹɑməˌdɛɹi/
- Syllables
- DROM · uh · dair · ee (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dromedary means
A camel with a single hump, often ridden in deserts
In a sentence: The dromedary carried water across the hot sand with its one hump swaying.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin dromas, which came from a Greek word meaning running. The Greek phrase meant running camel.
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