shawm
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shawm
- /ʃɔːm/
Rhymes with -ɔːm
Where it comes from
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, chalumeau, and qalam, as well as related to calame, calamus, culm, and haulm.
noun shawms
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A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
And all the field is thick with companies
Of fair-clothed men that play on shawms and lutes
And gather honey of the yellow fruits
Between the branches waxen soft and wide
Similar: zurna
Translations
Talk about this word "shawm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shawm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shawm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shawm "shawm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shawm.Cite this
@misc{shawm_2026,
title = {shawm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shawm},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
