Definitions for chamade

chamade cha·made

Spelling: [shuh-mahd]
IPA: /ʃəˈmɑd/

Chamade is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in chamade (aacdehm).

Definitions for chamade

noun

  1. a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley.

Origin of chamade

1675-85; French Portuguese chamada, equivalent to cham(ar) to sound (Latin clamāre to shout; see claim) + -ada -ade1

Examples for chamade

Upon which Harsch, next morning, has to beat the chamade, and surrender Prisoner of War.

A white flag waved on the rampart, and the drums of the garrison beat the chamade.

Stralsund instantly beat the chamade, as we heard; and all was surrender and subjection in those regions.

I answered in my heat, "I knew of no chamade; what poltroonery or what treachery had been going on, I knew not!"

He asked me, "Don't you know the rules of war, then; that you fire after chamade is beaten?"

Word Value for chamade
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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