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

  • 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

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

    From Wiktionary

Calamari Sentence Examples

  • Check out the fried calamari, available in sweet, medium, or hot.

  • Epicurious offers a lovely Feast of the Seven Fishes menu, which includes calamari, cod, and mussels.

  • I was spoilt for choice, but decided to kick off with fresh calamari with chili dressing and rocket.

  • Two of us plumped for roast monkfish, served with a spicy chorizo sausage on a stew of chickpeas, calamari and tomatoes.

  • The menu is simple and to the point and serves up easily recognizable items like gumbo, oyster stew, crab claws and fried calamari.

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