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syrtos

The English word “syrtos” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A folk dance of classical and modern Greece.

Etymology

From Greek συρτός (syrtós), Koine Greek συρτός (surtós), noun use of Ancient Greek συρτός (surtós, “dragging along”), from σύρειν (súrein, “to drag along, sweep away”).

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