CALUMET


Meaning of CALUMET in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kal-y ə - ˌ met, -m ə t

Function: noun

Etymology: American French, from French dialect, pipe stem, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus reed ― more at CALAMUS

Date: 1698

: a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians

calumet

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