DictionaryRoot: calamus
Latin
calamus
reed; writing pen
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noun
calamari
kah-luh-MAR-ee/kɑlɑmˈɑri/
Squid prepared as food.
Etymology
The pieces mean “pertaining to a pen”: squid were named for their pen-shaped internal shell, and perhaps also their ink. The animal’s name also serves as its name when prepared as food.