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noun
Calamari.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Jersey, New-York, uncountable
Qualifier: Staten Island; Italian American; Staten Island; Italian American
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Neapolitan calamad, compare Italian and Sicilian calamari. Doublet of calamari. Other words attributed to Italian Americans, like gabagool and rigot, also exhibit voicing of /p t k/ in the source language, and elision of final -i, -o and -a.
