CALAMARI Definition & Meaning

calamari

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

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noun

Cooking.

squid ( ).

calamari

/ ˌ��æ��əˈ��ɑː��ɪ /

noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of calamari¹

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

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51�Թ� 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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Maybe it heard Self’s waiter hyping the coconut calamari.

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She said he wanted to pick out a coconut, eat sushi, calamari and King crab legs.

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And if the competition-show spinoff “Squid Game: The Challenge” can capture so much public attention, there’s quite an appetite out there for more off the deadly calamari platter.

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Clean your calamari and slice it into rings, add it to the colander, and place it in the boiling water.

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Wild shipworms are eaten in the Philippines -- either raw, or battered and fried like calamari.

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