calumet

Meaning

Noun

  • A clay tobacco-pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.

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Origin

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

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