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calamari
[ kal-uh-mahr-ee, kah-luh-; Italian kah-lah-mah-ree ]
calamari
/ ˌkæləˈmɑːrɪ /
noun
- squid cooked for eating, esp cut into rings and fried in batter
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Word History and Origins
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Word 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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Example Sentences
The nation that once revered him threatened to chop him up and fry him into calamari.
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"Yeah, it is ambitious," Sayles shrugs, picking at a calamari salad with his fingers.
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One of the most memorable dishes I have had there is Baby calamari filled with calamari ink, fresh chick peas and chorizo.
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It is a dish that I love but have never been able to recreate properly because we just cannot get calamari that small over here.
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This recipe calls for calamari on the grill, a method that brings out the sweet tenderness of the small cephalopods.
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