"calamaro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ka.laˈma.ro/ Forms: calamari [plural]
Rhymes: -aro Etymology: Non-Tuscan variant of calamaio, ultimately from Latin calamus. Etymology templates: {{doublet|it|calamaio|notext=1}} calamaio, {{der|it|la|calamus}} Latin calamus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} calamaro m (plural calamari)
  1. (mollusks) squid, calamari Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-calamaro-it-noun-atWZ~waL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ka.laˈma.ro/ Forms: calamari [plural]
Rhymes: -aro Etymology: Inherited from Latin calamarius. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|calamarius|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin calamarius, {{inh+|it|la|calamarius}} Inherited from Latin calamarius Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} calamaro m (plural calamari)
  1. inkwell Tags: error-unknown-tag, masculine
    Sense id: en-calamaro-it-noun-WBn1HYaG
  2. (in the plural) eye sockets Tags: error-unknown-tag, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-calamaro-it-noun-cHvJhhid Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Romanesco Italian, Cephalopods Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 95 Disambiguation of Romanesco Italian: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 3 5 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "nap",
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    }
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          "calamari"
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      "ipa": "/ka.laˈma.ro/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aro"
    }
  ],
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}

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