Kalamatianos

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noun

A Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese.

OriginGreek καλαματιανός →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese.

    Her relative stood dumbfounded, cried out incredulously, wheeled about with his clenched fists raised in the air, performed three steps of a kalamatianos for sheer joy, and then rocked her in his arms exclaiming ‘Efkharisto, efkharisto,’ over and over again.

    1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 82

Origin

  1. Greekκαλαματιανός
  2. EnglishKalamatianos

From Greek καλαματιανός (kalamatianós).

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Translations

Greek καλαματιανός
  • καλαματιανός (kalamatianós)dance
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APA

Kalamatianos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamatianos

MLA

“Kalamatianos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamatianos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalamatianos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalamatianos.

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