cálamo
Spanish, noun/ˈkalamo/
cálamo is spelled C-Á-L-A-M-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cálamo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a reed pen, used to write with ink in antiquity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Es la parte inferior hueca de una pluma que conecta el raquis con las demás plumas”.
What does cálamo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea reed pen, used to write with ink in antiquity
- 2
masculinesweet flag or calamus, a plant in the genus Acorus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Es la parte inferior hueca de una pluma que conecta el raquis con las demás plumas. 2. Pequeña caña o pluma, tallada en la punta, que se utilizaba en la antigüedad para escribir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cálamo
- cálamos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cálamo?
- /ˈkalamo/
- [ˈka.la.mo]
- [ˈkalamo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cálamo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cálamo in Spanish?
cálamo appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).