sirtaki

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UK/sɜːˈtakɪ/US/sɚˈtɑki/

noun

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

OriginGreek συρτάκι →
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Meanings

nounsirtaki (plural sirtakis)

plural sirtakis · alternative syrtaki

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

Origin

  1. Greekσυρτάκι
  2. Englishsirtaki

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

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Translations

Arabic سِيرْتَاكِي
  • سِيرْتَاكِي (sīrtākī)modern Greek folk dance
Chinese Mandarin 瑟塔基舞
  • 瑟塔基舞 (sètǎjīwǔ)modern Greek folk dance
Finnish sirtaki
  • sirtakimodern Greek folk dance
French sirtaki
  • sirtakimodern Greek folk dance
German Sirtaki
  • Sirtakimodern Greek folk dance
Greek συρτάκι
  • συρτάκι (syrtáki)modern Greek folk dance
Hebrew סִירְטָאקִי
  • סִירְטָאקִי (sirtáki)modern Greek folk dance
Italian sirtaki
  • sirtakimodern Greek folk dance
Japanese シルタキ
  • シルタキ (shirutaki)modern Greek folk dance
Korean 시르타키
  • 시르타키 (sireutaki)modern Greek folk dance
Lithuanian sirtakis
  • sirtakismodern Greek folk dance
Russian сирта́ки
  • сирта́ки (sirtáki)modern Greek folk dance
Turkish sirtaki
  • sirtakimodern Greek folk dance
Ukrainian сирта́кі
  • сирта́кі (syrtáki)modern Greek folk dance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sirtaki

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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