calamari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
  2. Squid, the mollusk.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

kăləmä'rē /kæləˈmɑːɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calamari.wav

Word forms

calamari calamaris

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

Derived words

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