also: チャルメル
noun
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)
昔、ラーメン屋台はチャルメラを吹いて客を呼んだ。
In the past, ramen street stalls played the charumera to attract customers.
チャルメラの音が聞こえると、子供たちは屋台に走っていった。
When they heard the sound of the charumera, the children ran to the stall.
Alternate Japanese reading of the same kanji, referring to the same instrument but using a different pronunciation; チャルメラ is the more common loanword form.
Borrowed from Portuguese 'charamela', a shawm-like instrument. The kanji 哨吶 are ateji assigned to the loanword.