Griko

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ethnically Greek people of southern Italy and Sicily, descended from Byzantine and ancient Greek colonies.
  2. The dialect of Greek used by these people, combining Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek, and various Italian dialects.

Word forms

Griko Grico

Etymology

From the Greko dialect Greek Γκρίκο (Gkríko) and Γρῆκος (Grîkos).

Synonyms

Grecanic Grecanici
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