sirtaki

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɜːˈtakɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɚˈtɑki/
  • Rhymes: -æki, -ɑːki

Noun

sirtaki (plural sirtakis)

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

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