sirtaki

noun

sir·​ta·​ki

sirˈtäkē

plural -s

: a Greek circle dance similar to a hora

Word History

Etymology

New Greek syrtaki, from syrtos kind of folk dance, from Greek, probably from syrtos trailing, verbal of syrein to drag, trail behind

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