How to pronounce calamari
American English pronunciation
kah-luh-MAR-ee
- IPA
- /ˌkɑləˈmɑɹi/
- Syllables
- kah · luh · MAR · ee (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What calamari means
Squid cut into rings and cooked as food
In a sentence: At the beach café, Dad ordered calamari and dipped the crispy rings in sauce.
Where it comes from: It comes from Italian, where calamari means "squids." The word goes back to a Greek word for a reed, which people once used as a pen.
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