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camarilla
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kam-
uh
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ril
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uh
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kah-mah-
r
ee
-lyah
,
-yah
]
cam·a·ril·la
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ˌkæm
əˈrɪl
ə
;
Sp.
ˌkɑ
mɑˈri
lyɑ
,
-yɑ
/
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kam-
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noun,
plural
cam·a·ril·las
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a group of unofficial or private advisers to a person of authority, especially a group much given to intrigues and secret plots; cabal; clique.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Spanish,
equivalent to
camar
(
a
) room (<
Latin
camera;
see
chamber
) +
-illa
diminutive suffix <
Latin
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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camarilla
(ˌkæməˈrɪlə,
Spanish
kamaˈriʎa)
—
n
a group of confidential advisers, esp formerly, to the Spanish kings; cabal
[C19: from Spanish: literally: a little room]
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