calamari

[ kal-uh-mahr-ee, kah-luh-; Italian kah-lah-mah-ree ]

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noun

, Cooking.

squid ( ).

calamari

/ ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ /

noun

squid cooked for eating, esp cut into rings and fried in batter

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calamari¹

First recorded in 1820–30; from Italian, plural of calamaro, calamaio (short for pesce calamaio ), from Late Latin calamārium “inkhorn, pen case” (referring to the ink ejected by the squid), Latin calamārius “pertaining to a pen”; calamus, -ary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calamari¹

C20: from Italian, pl of calamaro squid, from Latin calamarium pen-case, referring to the squid's internal shell, from Greek kalamos reed

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Example Sentences

The nation that once revered him threatened to chop him up and fry him into calamari.

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"Yeah, it is ambitious," Sayles shrugs, picking at a calamari salad with his fingers.

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One of the most memorable dishes I have had there is Baby calamari filled with calamari ink, fresh chick peas and chorizo.

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It is a dish that I love but have never been able to recreate properly because we just cannot get calamari that small over here.

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This recipe calls for calamari on the grill, a method that brings out the sweet tenderness of the small cephalopods.

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