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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calamus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Doublet of the inherited chaume.
Pronunciation
Noun
calame m (plural calames)
- a calamus, a quill
See also
Further reading
Latin
Noun
calame
- vocative singular of calamus
Spanish
Verb
calame
- second-person singular voseo imperative of calar combined with me