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camuflado

camouflaged

adjective kah-moo-FLAH-doh Rare

Origin: French camoufler

Also means

disguised

Usage Note

Camuflado is the past-participle adjective from camuflar, borrowed through French from Italian camuffare. It is used both literally (military camouflage: ropa camuflada) and figuratively for something disguised or hidden: una amenaza camuflada ('a disguised threat'). In Latin America the noun camuflado can also refer to camouflage clothing.

Examples

"El soldado iba camuflado entre los árboles."

Natural Translation

The soldier was camouflaged among the trees.

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