kalambur

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French calembour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlam.bur/
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  • Rhymes: -ambur
  • Syllabification: ka‧lam‧bur

Noun

kalambur m inan

  1. (rhetoric, linguistics) play on words, pun
    Synonyms: gra słów, (both obsolete) ekiwok, ekwiwok
  2. (in the plural) charades (game in which players act out words or phrases for others to guess)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • kalambur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalambur in Polish dictionaries at PWN