squid

Other forms of squid

plural

squid(unchanged)

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squid

What does squid mean?

squid means "(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squid?

squid has 1 syllable: squid. In IPA it is /ˈskwɪd/.

What is another word for squid?

Close synonyms include calamari, calamary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squid a common word?

squid is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.