calumet

n. 长管烟斗(印第安人用)

发音

/ˈkæljʊmɛt/

词形变化

calumets 复数 calumets

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A clay tobacco pipe used by Native Americans, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.

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词源

From a Norman variant of Old French chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

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