Calamari Definition
kälə-märē, kălə-
noun
Squid cooked as food, esp. as an Italian dish.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Calamari
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Italian pl. of calamaro from Late Latin calamārium pen-case from Latin calamārius relating to a reed pen from calamus reed pen (perhaps from the “ink” the squid secretes) calamus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Italian plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).
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