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calamari

 
Dictionary: ca·la·ma·ri   ('lə-mä'rē, kăl'ə-) pronunciation

n.
Squid prepared as food.

[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). See calamus.]


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Meaning #1: (Italian cookery) squid prepared as food
  Synonyms: squid, calamary


 
 

 

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