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calamari, n.
Brit. |kaləˈmɑːri|, U.S. |ˌkɑləˈmɑri|
Forms: 18 calamara, 19– calamar, 19– calamares, 19– calamari, 19– kalamari, 19– kalamaria Anglicized calamaries
[‹ Spanish calamar (1495; plural calamares) and its etymon Italian calamaro (a 1577; plural calamari), originally regional variant of calamaio (early 14th cent. as calamaia in this sense) > n.).
The wide variety of forms reflects multiple borrowing from Italian, Spanish, and modern Greek καλαµάρι (plural καλαµάρια).The form calamaries is formally a double plural.]
With pl. concord: squid as an ingredient in (esp. Mediterranean) cookery. Also with sing. concord: a dish of squid.
1826M. Kelly Reminiscences (ed. 2) I. 31 Stewed veal, fried calamara, a roasted chicken. 1951E. David French Country Cooking 222 Calamari in tomato sauce. 1956M. Duggan Immanuel's Land 92 Down at the port, where we went to eat calamares. 1969Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 13/7 The decibels of truly Spanish noise rising from the twisted streets, the smell of the calamar being fried on so many counters. 1972Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 75/1 (advt.) Italian-American fish specialties. Shrimp, calamari, scungilli, mussels, [etc.]. 1972G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xxxi. 116, I mean I'm fed up of going abroad..stopping at Majorcan bodegas selling fish and chips and Watney's Red Barrel and calamares and two veg. 1986Austral. Playboy Feb. 78/2 ‘Jesus Christ!’ I blurted out, trying to swallow. ‘What happened to the onion rings?’ ‘This is calamari,’ I was informed by the adventuress who had ordered it. 1989Caterer & Hotelkeeper 7 Sept. 52/2 For starters there were plates of..kalamari (squid diced and cooked in wine and spices). 1991Toronto Life Mar. 114/2 Short starter list..includes bruschetta, mussels, calamaries, daily soup..and a standout florentine-style salad. 2001Hull Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 12 Dec. We went for the deep-fried calamari, served with tartar sauce, and the excellent seafood salad. |