peace pipe

English

Noun

peace pipe (plural peace pipes)

1. A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.

   Synonym: calumet

   to smoke the peace pipe

Translations

pipe

• Dutch: vredespijp (nl) f
• Finnish: rauhanpiippu (fi)
• French: calumet de la paix m
• German: Friedenspfeife (de) f, Kalumet (de) n, Calumet (de) n
• Greek: πίπα της ειρήνης f (pípa tis eirínis)
• Low German: Fredenspiep f
• Navajo: nátʼostseʼ, Naałání binátʼostseʼ
• Norwegian: fredspipe f
• Polish: fajka pokoju (pl) f
• Portuguese: cachimbo da paz m
• Russian: тру́бка ми́ра f (trúbka míra)
• Spanish: calumet
• Swedish: fredspipa (sv) c
• Turkish: barış çubuğu (tr)
• Volapük: püdapip

See also

• bury the hatchet
• peace belt