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)

(mollusks) squid, calamari

Descendants

→ Catalan: calamar
- → Spanish: calamar
→ English: calamari

Further reading

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

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