Italian

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Etymology

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From a Central Italian variant of calamaio, ultimately from Latin calamus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.laˈma.ro/
  • Rhymes: -aro
  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mà‧ro

Noun

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calamaro m (plural calamari)

  1. (mollusks) squid, calamari

Descendants

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  • Catalan: calamar
  • English: calamari

Further reading

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  • calamaro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana