Noun: chalumeau
| Singular | chalumeau |
| Plural | chalumeaus; chalumeaux |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like chalumeau
portmanteau,
ponceau,
QSL bureau,
plateau,
nouveau,
flambeau,
damoiseau,
cointreau,
Esquimau,
camaieu,
camayeu,
bordereau,
telebureau,
subbureau,
château,
couteau,
priedieu,
chateau,
chapeau,
fricandeau, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from French chalumeau, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Doublet of shawm and probably caramel. See: French Nouns '
chalumeau', Latin Nouns '
calamus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
κάλαμος'.