"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: {{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 referencing missing etymons: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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