calamari
calamari · calamaris
кальмар
Tintenfisch
Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari ringsSquid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
/kæləˈmɑːɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
Tintenfisch
кальма́рkalʹmár
(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
(countable, uncountable, usually)Squid, the mollusk.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, fBorrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).
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Forms
plural: calamarisSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcalamari ring
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable