calumet
pronunciation
How to pronounce calumet in British English:
UK ['kæljʊmet]
How to pronounce calumet in American English:
US [ 'kæljʊ,mɛt]
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- Noun:
- a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
Word Origin
- calumet (n.)
- 1660s, from Canadian French calumet, from Norman French calumet "pipe" (Old French chalemel, 12c., Modern French chalumeau), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus "reed; something made of reed or shaped like a reed" (see shawm).
Example
- 1. Nonetheless , an exhaustive search of calumet has come up empty-handed .
- 2. Westwood college of technology-river oaks ( calumet )