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chama

I. \\ˈkāmə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin chama, chema cockle, fr Greek chēmē; akin to Greek chaskein to yawn, gape, Latin hiare — more at yawn

1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Chamidae) of eulamellibranchiate bivalve mollusks of warm or tropical seas having fixed massive irregular inequivalve shells and comprising the rock oysters and extinct related forms

2. -s : a member of the genus Chama : rock oyster

II. \\ˈchämə\ noun (plural chama or chamas)

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin

1.

a. : a Panoan people of northeastern Peru

b. : a member of such people — called also Chuncho

2. : the language of the Chama people

Useful english dictionary. 2012.