kalambur

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French calembour.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlam.bur/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ambur
  • Syllabification: ka‧lam‧bur

Noun[edit]

kalambur m inan

  1. (rhetoric, linguistics) play on words, pun
    Synonyms: gra słów, (both obsolete) ekiwok, ekwiwok
  2. (in the plural) charades (game in which players act out words or phrases for others to guess)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
noun

Further reading[edit]

  • kalambur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalambur in Polish dictionaries at PWN