calamar

See also: Calamar

English

Noun

calamar (plural calamars)

1. (dated) A squid.

Anagrams

• Lamarca

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈmaɾ/ [ka.laˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧la‧mar

Noun

calamar m (plural calamares)

1. squid

   Synonym: xibión

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “calamar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “calamar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calamaro, from Latin calamārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.ləˈmar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.ləˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.laˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

calamar m (plural calamars)

1. squid

Derived terms

• calamar gegant

Descendants

• → Spanish: calamar

References

• “calamar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “calamar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Alternative forms

• calmar

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calamaro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.la.maʁ/

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Noun

calamar m (plural calamars)

1. squid

Further reading

• “calmar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Interlingua

Noun

calamar (plural calamares)

1. squid

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• calmar

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan calamar, itself borrowed from Italian calamaro, from Latin calamārius, an adjective based on Latin calamus, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈma(ʁ)/ [ka.laˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈma(ʁ)/ [ka.laˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈma(ʁ)/ [ka.laˈma(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ka.laˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐˈma.ɾi/

Noun

calamar m (plural calamares) (Southern Portugal, Brazil)

1. squid
2. calamari

   Synonym: lula

Further reading

• “calamar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “calamar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “calamar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈmar/

Noun

calamar m (plural calamari)

1. alternative form of calmar (“squid”)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	calamar	calamarul		calamari	calamarii
genitive-dative	calamar	calamarului		calamari	calamarilor
vocative	calamarule			calamarilor

Spanish

calamar

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan calamar, itself borrowed from Italian calamaro, from Latin calamārius, an adjective based on Latin calamus, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈmaɾ/ [ka.laˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧la‧mar

Noun

calamar m (plural calamares)

1. squid
2. calamari

Derived terms

• calamar gigante
• calamar vampiro
• calamar volador europeo

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “calamar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 752

Further reading

• “calamar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025