What is the Spanish word for "camel"?

Learn how to say "camel" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

camel

Spanish

camello

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Alternative translations of "camel"

dromedario

Examples of how to use "camel" in Spanish

English
A camel has one or two humps.
Spanish
Un camello tiene una o dos jorobas.
English
The camel carried heavy bags across sand.
Spanish
El camello llevó bolsas pesadas a través de la arena.
English
A camel walked slowly through the desert.
Spanish
Un camello caminó lentamente por el desierto.
English
She fed the camel some fresh water.
Spanish
Ella le dio al camello un poco de agua fresca.
English
We watched a camel kneel for riders.
Spanish
Vimos a un camello arrodillarse para los jinetes.

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