- calamari
- noun Etymology: Italian, plural of calamaro, calamaio, from Medieval Latin calamarium ink pot, from Latin calamus; from the inky substance the squid secretes Date: circa 1961 squid used as food
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calamari — 1560s, from It. calamari, from L. calamarius, lit. pertaining to a pen, from calamus a writing pen, lit. reed. So called from the cuttlefish s pen like internal shell and perhaps also from its being full of ink … Etymology dictionary
calamari — [kä΄lə mä′rē, kal′ə mer΄ē] n. [It] squid cooked as food, esp. as an Italian dish … English World dictionary
Calamari — Ca|la|ma|ri <Pl.> [ital. calamari, Pl. von: calamaro, ↑ Calamares]: Calamares. * * * Ca|la|ma|ri <Pl.> [ital. calamari, Pl. von: calamaro, ↑Calamares]: Calamares … Universal-Lexikon
calamari — /kæləˈmari / (say kaluh mahree) noun 1. either of two varieties of squid, the northern calamari, Sepioteuthis lessioniana, and the southern calamari, S. australis. 2. squid used as food. {Italian} …
calamari — noun /kæləˈmɑːri/ a) squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings b) squid, the mollusk, in general … Wiktionary
Calamari — Ca|la|ma|ri die (Plur.) <aus it. calamari, Plur. von calamaro, vgl. ↑Calamares> svw. ↑Calamares … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
calamari — [[t]kæ̱ləmɑ͟ːrɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Calamari is squid that has been prepared for eating, usually by cutting it into rings, dipping it in a mixture of flour, milk and eggs, and frying it … English dictionary
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