English Explanatory Dictionary

hasapiko

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Greek folk dance from Constantinople.

Word forms

hasapiko hasapikos chasapiko

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χασάπικο (chasápiko), literally "the butcher's (dance)"; it originated in the Middle Ages as a battle mime with swords performed by the Greek butchers' guild.

Related words

hasaposerviko
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