English
Etymology
From a Norman French variant of chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus �reed�, from the Greek καλαμο�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'kælj�m�t/

Noun
calumet

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

#:*1922: THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself. � James Joyce, Ulysses

Synonyms
peace pipe

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