How to pronounce “calamares”

Hear how “calamares (fried squid rings)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

calamareskah-lah-MAH-rehs
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Breakdown

Meaningfried squid rings
Syllablesca · la · ma · res (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: MA.
IPA/ka.la.ˈma.ɾes/

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Example sentences

Pedimos calamares fritos.We ordered fried squid.
El bocadillo de calamares es típico de Madrid.The squid sandwich is typical of Madrid.

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