chalumeau
American
[shal-yuh-moh, sha -ly -moh]
/ ˌʃæl yəˈmoʊ, ʃa lüˈmoʊ /
noun
chalumeaux
plural
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Music. the low register of the clarinet.
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a 17th- or 18th-century woodwind instrument.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chalumeau
1705–15; < French: originally, flute made from a reed, stem of a reed; Old French chalemel < Late Latin calamellus narrow reed; see calamus, -elle
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