"caman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caman (plural camans)
  1. Archaic form of caiman. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: caiman
    Sense id: en-caman-en-noun-z8iB7NQF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: camans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish camán. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ga|camán}} Borrowed from Irish camán Head templates: {{en-noun}} caman (plural camans)
  1. Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”) Synonyms: shinty [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: camogie
    Sense id: en-caman-en-noun-pS5f5K2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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