Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated)A squid.

    (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin calamārius, from calamus (“a reed pen”), because of the ink e

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

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Forms

plural: calamaries

Synonyms

2 synonyms
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See also

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