Etymology

hasapiko

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Today it means: A Greek folk dance from Constantinople. Full definition →

Greek χασάπικο
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  1. Greek · borrowed fromχασάπικο
  2. English todayhasapiko

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.