Chalumeau Definition

zhaləmō
noun
An early single-reed wind instrument, forerunner of the clarinet.
Webster's New World
The lowest register of the modern clarinet.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chalumeau

Noun

Singular:
chalumeau
Plural:
chalumeaux

Origin of Chalumeau

  • From French chalumeau, from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”).

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