Etymology

camarilla

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Today it means: A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal. Full definition →

Spanish camarilla
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcamarilla
  2. English todaycamarilla

Borrowed from Spanish camarilla, from cámara (“chamber”) and the diminutive suffix -illa.

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