Origin of the word “calamari”: a reed pen.The English use of the word is borrowed from the Italian: plural of calamaro, which in turn comes from the Latin “calamarium”, meaning a pen case. This could refer either to a squid’s long, thin body,

Origin of the word “calamari”: a reed pen.The English use of the word is borrowed from the Italian: plural of calamaro, which in turn comes from the Latin “calamarium”, meaning a pen case. This could refer either to a squid’s long, thin body,

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