Camoëns

[ kam-oh-ens ]

noun
  1. Lu·is Vaz de [loo-eeshvahzh duh], /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/, 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.

  • Also Ca·mões [kuh-moinsh]. /kəˈmɔ̃ɪ̃ʃ/.

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Camoëns

Cames (Portuguese kaˈmõiʃ)

/ (ˈkæməʊˌɛns) /


noun
  1. Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

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