kalambur

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French calembour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlam.bur/

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• Rhymes: -ambur
• Syllabification: ka‧lam‧bur

Noun

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

Declension of kalambur

	singular	plural
nominative	kalambur	kalambury
genitive	kalamburu	kalamburów
dative	kalamburowi	kalamburom
accusative	kalambur	kalambury
instrumental	kalamburem	kalamburami
locative	kalamburze	kalamburach
vocative	kalamburze	kalambury

Derived terms

adjective

• kalamburowy

 

noun

• kalamburzysta

 

Further reading

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