English Explanatory Dictionary

galamah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Calamari.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡæləˈmɑ/ /ˌɡɑ-/

Word forms

galamah galamad galama

Etymology

From Neapolitan calamad, compare Italian and Sicilian calamari. Doublet of calamari. Other words attributed to Italian Americans, like gabagool and rigot, also exhibit voicing of /p t k/ in the source language, and elision of final -i, -o and -a.

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