calamari
Syllabification: (ca·la·ma·ri)
Pronunciation: /ˌkäləˈmärē, ˌkalə-/
(also calamares /ˌkäləˈmärēs, ˌkalə-/)
Definition of calamari
noun
Origin:
Italian, plural of calamaro, from medieval Latin calamarium 'pen case', from Greek kalamos 'pen' (with reference to the squid's long tapering internal shell and its ink). The variant calamares is Spanish