καλάμι

From Ancient Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), a diminutive of κάλαμος (kálamos).

καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια)

1. reed, plant with hollow stem
2. (anatomy) shin
3. telescopic rod (for fishing, etc)

• καλαμίδι n (kalamídi, “fishing tackle, fishing rod”)
• ψαράς με καλάμι m (psarás me kalámi, “angler”)
• καβαλάω το καλάμι (kavaláo to kalámi, “to be too big for one's boots”)

• and see: κάλαμος m (kálamos, “pen, reed”)

• καλάμι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.