càlam

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈka.ləm]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈka.lam]

Noun

càlam m (plural càlams)

(historical) a reed stylus
(botany) sweet flag
(anatomy) calamus scriptorius
Synonym: càlamus

Further reading

“càlam” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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