shawm

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word shawm. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word shawm, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say shawm in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word shawm you have here. The definition of the word shawm will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofshawm, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

A shawm
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English shalmuse, from Old French chalemel (modern French chalumeau), from Late Latin calamellus, from Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Doublet of caramel and chalumeau, as well as related to calame, calamus, culm, and haulm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔːm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːm
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

shawm (plural shawms)

  1. A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia