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camo

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • US: /ˈkæ.moʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Clipping of camouflage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To camouflage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To put on camouflage clothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: camouflage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile

History

Etymology

From camouflage, by shortening.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maastokuvio — pattern
  • Thai: ลายพราง — pattern
  • Thai: ลายทหาร — pattern
  • Finnish: maastopuku — clothes
  • Finnish: pellepuku — clothes
  • Thai: ชุดลายพราง (chút-laai-praang) — clothes