English Explanatory Dictionary

sirtaki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A modern Greek folk dance, a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance.

Pronunciation

/sɜːˈtakɪ/ /sɚˈtɑki/

Word forms

sirtaki sirtakis syrtaki

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek συρτάκι (syrtáki), from συρτός (syrtós, a type of folk dance, literally “drawn, led”) + -άκι (-áki, diminutive suffix).

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