# calamari

> English word · Noun · IPA /kæləˈmɑːɹi/ · frequency rank #48,645

## Definitions
1. Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
2. Squid, the mollusk.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian calamari, plural of calamaro, from Latin calamarius, from calamus, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed, ink pen”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`aclamari`, `caalmari`, `calaamri`, `calamair`, `calamarri`, `calammari`, `calamrai`, `callamari`, `calmaari`, `ccalamari`, `claamari`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/calamari