chamade

 [shuh-mahd]  

cha·made

   [shuh-mahd]
noun Military Archaic.
a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley.
Origin:
1675–85; < French < Portuguese chamada, equivalent to cham(ar) to sound (< Latin clamāre to shout; see claim) + -ada -ade1
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Chamade is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chamade (ʃəˈmɑːd)
 
—n
military (formerly) a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley
 
[C17: from French, from Portuguese chamada, from chamar to call, from Latin clamāre]

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