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galamah

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New York City/ˌɡæləˈmɑ/

galamah noun: calamari.

Noun

galamah (uncountable)

  1. (New-Jersey, New-York, Staten Island, Italian American) Calamari.

Forms of galamah

alternative formgalamad
alternative formgalama

Origin of galamah

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.

Questions about galamah

What does galamah mean?
Galamah means calamari.
What part of speech is galamah?
Galamah is a noun.
How do you pronounce galamah?
Galamah is pronounced /ˌɡæləˈmɑ/ (New York City).

Words near galamah in the dictionary

  1. galaktoboureko
  2. galalike
  3. Galalith
  4. galama
  5. galamad
  6. galamah
  7. galamander
  8. galamanders
  9. Galambine
  10. Galamedhuvaa
  11. galamsey

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