kalamata olive

noun

A small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.

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Meanings

nounkalamata olive (plural kalamata olives)

plural kalamata olives

  1. A small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.

    Among the entrees are skate sautéed with capers and white wine served with puréed potatoes and haricot verts; and oven-cooked rainbow trout with fresh herbs served with cauliflower, kalamata olives and fresh tomato sauce.

    2008 June 29, “The World Beats a Path”, in New York Times

Origin

After the Greek city of Kalamata.

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Translations

Swedish kalamataoliv
  • kalamataoliva small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani
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APA

kalamata olive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalamata%20olive

MLA

“kalamata olive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalamata%20olive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kalamata olive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalamata%20olive.

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