するめ

noun

dried squid; dried cuttlefish

Common snack food made from dried squid or cuttlefish, often shredded or whole.

• おつまみにするめを買かった。

  I bought some dried squid as a snack with drinks.

noun

Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus)

The species of squid commonly used to make dried squid; also called 鯣烏賊 (するめいか).

See also: 鯣烏賊

• するめは日本にほん近きん海かいでよく獲とれるイカの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Surume is a type of squid commonly caught in the seas around Japan.

noun, used as a prefix

something that grows on you over time

Slang prefix-like use, often in phrases like するめ映画 (a movie that gets better with repeated viewings).

• あのドラマはするめドラマで、見みれば見みるほど面おも白しろくなる。

  That drama is a 'surume' drama—the more you watch it, the more interesting it gets.