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syrtaki
(syr|taki)
Pronunciation:
/səːˈtaki/
(also
sirtaki
)
noun
(
plural
syrtakis
)
a Greek folk dance in which dancers form a line or chain.
Origin:
modern Greek, from Greek
surtos
'drawn, led' + the diminutive suffix
-aki
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