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calamari

Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈmɑːri/
(also calamares /ˌkaləˈmɑːreɪz/)
Definition of calamari

noun

  • squid served as food.

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

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