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cámara

camera

noun KAH-mah-rah Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: From Latin camera ('vaulted room'), the same root as English 'chamber'.

Also means

chamber, room

Usage Note

Cámara covers a photo or video camera as well as a legislative chamber (e.g. Cámara de Diputados = 'Chamber of Deputies'). The phrase en cámara lenta means 'in slow motion'. Note the written accent on the first a — without it, camara is not a Spanish word. The plural cámaras follows the regular pattern.

Examples

"Sonrió cuando vio la cámara."

Natural Translation

She smiled when she saw the camera.

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