• (RP) IPA: /ˈdɹɒmɪdəɹi/, /ˈdɹɒmɪdɹi/, /ˈdrʌ-/, /-mə-/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈdɹɑməˌdɛɹi/

dromedary (plural dromedaries)

1. The single-humped#Adjective|humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).

   Synonyms: Arabian camel, dromedarian, dromedary camel, Somali camel

   • 1694, [Thomas] d’Urfey, The Comical History of Don Quixote. […], part I, London: Printed for Samuel Briscoe, […], OCLC 606102933 ↗, Act I, scene ii, page 6 ↗:

     Oh, thou Dromedary, thou Founder'd Mule, without a Pack-ſaddle; or what other foul Beaſt ſhall I call thee, for Man thou art not, nor haſt not been to me, Heaven knows the time when? Art not thou aſham'd to ſee me, thou Nincompoop?

2. Any swift#Adjective|swift ride#Verb|riding camel.

• French: dromadaire
• German: Dromedar
• Italian: dromedario
• Portuguese: dromedário
• Russian: одного́рбый верблю́д
• Spanish: dromedario