"caman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkamən/ Forms: camans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish camán. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ga:camán|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "camán", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="caman"> 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-OOjhjXF4 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: camans [plural]
Etymology: Alternative forms. 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: 2

Inflected forms

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