Calamari
/kæləˈmɑːɹi/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings. countable, uncountable
- 2 (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food wordnet
- 3 Squid, the mollusk. countable, uncountable, usually
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian Calamari.