Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calamary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cala-mary
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin calamārius, from calamus (“a reed pen”), because of the ink emitted by squids.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

calamaries (plural) calamar (alternative) calmar (alternative)

Synonyms

squid calamari

Questions

What does calamary mean?: A squid.
Where does calamary come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin calamārius, from calamus (“a reed pen”), because of the ink emitted by squids.

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