calamari
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ca·la·ma·ri
(kä'lə-mä'rē, kăl'ə-) 
n.
Squid prepared as food.
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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