calambour
French, noun/ka.lɑ̃.buʁ/
calambour is spelled C-A-L-A-M-B-O-U-R (9 letters). Calambour is a French masculine noun meaning “alternative form of calambac” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Arbre indo-malais dont le bois est utilisé pour la marqueterie et l’ébénisterie (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.)”.
What does calambour mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of calambac
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arbre indo-malais dont le bois est utilisé pour la marqueterie et l’ébénisterie (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.).
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de calembour.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calambour
- calambours plural
- agalloche
- calambar
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calambour?
- /ka.lɑ̃.buʁ/
- \ka.lɑ̃.buʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.