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Added 9 October 2026

camouflage

/ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ noun

Latin root: muffula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about camouflage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A disguise or covering up.
The act of disguising.
The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.

verb

To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing its appearance.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet (“smoke blown in one's face”)) of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”), from Medieval Latin muffula, muffla (“muff”).

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