calamari

[ kal-uh-mahr-ee, kah-luh-; Italian kah-lah-mah-ree ]
/ ˌkæl əˈmɑr i, ˌkɑ lə-; Italian ˌkɑ lɑˈmɑ ri /

noun Italian Cookery.

squid.

Origin of calamari

< Italian, plural of calamaro, calamaio, (for pesce calamaio) < Late Latin calamārium inkhorn, pen case (referring to the ink ejected by the squid), Latin calamārius pertaining to a pen; see calamus, -ary

Words nearby calamari

calakmul, calalu, calama, calamanco, calamander, calamari, calamary, calamata olive, calamian islands, calamine, calamine brass

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British Dictionary definitions for calamari

calamari
/ (ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ) /

noun

squid cooked for eating, esp cut into rings and fried in batter

Word Origin for calamari

C20: from Italian, pl of calamaro squid, from Latin calamarium pen-case, referring to the squid's internal shell, from Greek kalamos reed