Etymology · Ancient Greek
κάλαμος
5 English words descend from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, most common first.
- calumetA clay tobacco pipe used by Native Americans, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.
- calamariSquid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
- qalamA reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
- chalumeauA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
- shawmA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.