noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A squid. dated
2. 2
   (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

calamariprekesquidsquid

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin calamārius, from calamus (“a reed pen”), because of the ink emitted by squids.

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