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calamari
(kä′lə mä′rē, kal′ə mer′ē)
noun
squid cooked as food, esp. as an Italian dish
Origin: It
See calamari in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Squid prepared as food.
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , pl. of calamaro
Origin: , from Late Latin calamārium, pen-case
Origin: , from Latin calamārius, relating to a reed pen
Origin: , from calamus, reed pen (perhaps from the “ink” the squid secretes); see calamus
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