calamaro

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

calamaro m (plural calamari)

  1. (mollusks) squid, calamari

Descendants

  • → Neapolitan: calamad
  • → Sicilian: calamaru
  • → Catalan: calamar
  • → English: calamari

Further reading

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