Ive been wondering this since I was 16... What the Hell is it??? A mustangs A horse, A Fire bird is a Phoenix, and a Camaro is a ..... I already googled and dictionary it, In the websters the Camaro is a car.

 

Read somewhere a few years ago Camaro roughly means "friend" in French. Probably goes way back to the days where most of Chevy's models started with the letter "C".

 

Here ya go: https://www.camaroz28.com/articles/camaroname/

 

I thought it was a spanish word....Oh well

 

So you could argue and say (if you wanted to associate it with an animal) that it's like a dog!! It's your friend. But it's not a "dog" in the sense of being slow!!! And friends don't let friends lose to Mustangs!!!

 

It was a name that sounded good to the GM marketing guys and they did not know what its definition meant.

 

I've read that Camaro means "friend" in French but I checked it out:
friend:
English definition | in Italian | in Spanish
conjugator | in context | images
NEW! US - UK


Multiple results for friend: friend Friend

friend:
Principal Translations:
friend (mate) buddy (US) nm ami (pote)
friend (buddy, mate) nm copain (ami)
friend (ally) nm allié

Additional Translations:
friend (acquaintance) nf connaissance (personne)
friend (girlfriend) nf copine (amie)
friend nm pote (ami)
friend nm compagnon (animal)
friend (boyfriend) nm copain (ami)
friend (friend) nm ami (copain)
friend nmf complice (ami, confident)
friend nmf camarade (ami)

Compound Forms:
best friend nm meilleur ami
bosom friend ami intime
close friend ami intime
devoted friend nm ami dévoué
fair-weather friend nm ami de beaux jours
false friend (linguistics) nm faux-ami (linguistique)
four-legged friend (informal) nm ami à quatre pattes familier
friend in need nm ami dans le besoin
friend of mine prep à (appartenance)
good friend nm bon ami
great friend grand ami
intimate friend ami(e) intime
lady friend nf amie (copine)
man's best friend le meilleur ami de l'homme
to make a friend v se faire un ami
trusted friend nm ami sur qui on peut compter

Don't see any Camaro there.


So I tried Spanish already knowing the outcome since I speak a little.


friend [frend] nombre amigo,-a: he's a good friend of mine, es un buen amigo mío
to make friends, trabar amistad
♦ LOC: to have friends in high places, tener enchufes


From the WordReference Supplement © 2006 WordReference.com:

friend:
Compound Forms:
devoted friend amigo devoto
friend in need nm amigo necesitado
friend of mine nm amigo mío
girl friend (platonic) nf amiga (platónico)
girl friend (romantic) nf novia (romántico)
good friend nm buen amigo
great friend nm gran amigo
intimate friend nm amigo íntimo
lady friend (friend) nf amiga
lady friend (lover) nf amante
pen friend (GB) nmf correspondiente
trusted friend amigo íntimo


Still no Camaro.


It does look like a derivative to the equivalent of Comrade, but it isn't quite there.
So chaulk this up to GM propaganda. Camaro is just a name with no meaning like Kevin or Steve or Lashuntakita.

 

well, whatever the word camaro once meant before 1967, now it means one thing universally "*** kicking performance"

 

My camaro is my friend. So there.

 

Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers "What is a Camaro?", and were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs".[

 

camaro, chupabacabra.....same thing

 

Camaro's don't suck goats.

"chupacabra" translates to "goat sucker" for those who don't know.

 

i know, i was joking. thats why i quoted nfa