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
  • → Spanish: calamar
• → English: calamari

Further reading

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