also: チャルメル
charumera; shawm-like street vendor's instrument
A small double-reed instrument historically used by ramen vendors and other street sellers in Japan; sometimes loosely called a 'flute' in English descriptions.
from Portuguese charamela
See also: 哨吶 (さない)
In the past, ramen street stalls played the charumera to attract customers.
When they heard the sound of the charumera, the children ran to the stall.
Alternate reading variant; less common than チャルメラ.
Rare ateji kanji form; almost never used in modern writing.
Borrowed from Portuguese 'charamela', a shawm-like instrument. The kanji 哨吶 are ateji assigned to the loanword.