calamari

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/kæləˈmɑːɹi/

noun

Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

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squidcalamary
OriginItalian calamari ← Latin calamarius ← Ancient Greek κάλαμος →
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Meanings

calamari1

nouncalamari (countable and uncountable, plural calamaris)

plural calamaris

  1. countableuncountablecookingSquid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
  2. countableuncountableusuallySquid, the mollusk.

Calamari2

proper nounCalamari (plural Calamaris)

plural Calamaris

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

Similar
squidcalamary
Broader
seafood
Also see
calamarysquid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

calamari · noun

  1. Ancient Greekκάλαμος“reed, ink pen”
  2. Latincalamarius
  3. Italiancalamari
  4. Englishcalamari

Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

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Calamari · proper noun

  1. ItalianCalamari
  2. EnglishCalamari

Borrowed from Italian Calamari.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 魷魚 /鱿鱼
  • 魷魚 /鱿鱼 (yóuyú)as food
Danish blæksprutte
  • blæksprutteas food
Finnish mustekala
  • mustekalaas food
French calmar
  • calmaras food
German Tintenfisch
  • Tintenfischas food
Greek καλαμάρι, καλαμαράκια
  • καλαμάρι (kalamári)as food
  • καλαμαράκια (kalamarákia)as food
Italian totano, calamaro
  • totanoas food
  • calamaroas food
Japanese カラマリ
  • カラマリ (karamari)as food
Norwegian akkar
  • akkaras food
Polish kalmar, kałamarnica
  • kalmaras food
  • kałamarnicaas food
Portuguese lula
  • lulaas food
Russian кальма́р
  • кальма́р (kalʹmár)as food
Spanish calamares
  • calamaresas food
Swedish calamares
  • calamaresas food
Turkish kalamar
  • kalamaras food

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calamari

safaribarryFerrariMaristarryvarisharidariKalahariQataritarryBihariscarryCharijarryCampariwaricharivariZanzibarifutanarishibaricharryabkaricarbonari
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Anagrams

alacrima
Cite this entry
APA

calamari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamari

MLA

“calamari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamari. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamari.

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