calamar
Spanish, noun/kalaˈmaɾ/
calamar is spelled C-A-L-A-M-A-R (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calamar is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “squid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Teuthidae) Molusco cefalópodo de la familia Teuthidae. Los individuos de este grupo se caracterizan por su…”.
What does calamar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesquid
- 2
masculinecalamari
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Teuthidae) Molusco cefalópodo de la familia Teuthidae. Los individuos de este grupo se caracterizan por su cuerpo alargado con 10 tentáculos. Son animales marinos de hábitos carnívoros que se desplazan a propulsión, expeliendo una tinta que también puede servir como medio para desorientar a sus depredadores. Tienen muy desarrollada la capacidad de cambiar de color. Muchas de las especies de esta
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al Club Atlético Platense (club de fútbol argentino).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calamar
- calamares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calamar?
- /kalaˈmaɾ/
- [ka.laˈmaɾ]
- [kalaˈmaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calamar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calamar in Spanish?
calamar appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).