Name
The word Calamari is the plural form of the Italian word for squid, Calamaro.
Also known as Kalamari (Greek), Kalamar (Turkish), Calmar (French), Kalmari (Finnish), Calamar (Spanish), the name derives from the Late Latin word calamarium for "ink pot", after the inky fluid that squid secrete. Calamarium in turn derives from Greek kalamos (κάλαμος) meaning "reed," "tube" or "pen".
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