Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
avgolemono | a soup or sauce made from chicken stock, lemon juice and egg yolks. Pl. AVGOLEMONOS. |
bazouki bousouki bouzouki buzuki | a Greek long-necked lute with 3 or 4 double courses of metal strings. |
calamata kalamata | an aubergine-coloured Greek olive. |
doula | a woman trained to give support after childbirth. |
enosis | political union, esp. that proposed between Greece and Cyprus. Pl. ENOSES or ENOSISES. |
evzone | a soldier in an elite Greek infantry regiment. |
feta fetta | a kind of cheese. |
flokati | a hand-woven Greek rug. |
halloumi haloumi | a Greek meal of goat's cheese. |
horiatiki | a traditional Greek salad > HORIATIKIS. |
kamelaukion | a tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests. Pl. KAMELAUKIONS. |
keftedes | a Greek dish of meatballs cooked with herbs and onions. |
klepht | a (Greek) brigand. [Mod. Gr. klephtes, from Gk. kleptes, thief]. |
klephtic | of or like a KLEPHT, a (Greek) brigand. |
kumbaloi | worry beads. No -S. |
meltemi | a northerly wind in the NE Mediterranean. |
mousaka moussaka | a kind of casserole with layers of mince and vegetables, popular in the Balkans. |
ouzo | an aniseed-flavored Greek liqueur. |
palikar | a Greek soldier. |
pastitsio pastitso | a dish of mincemeat and macaroni topped with bechamel sauce. |
phrygana | an uncultivated open scrubland of the Mediterranean region, aka GARIGUE. |
retsina | a Greek alcoholic drink. |
romaika | a modern Greek dance. [Mod. Gr. Rhomaikos, Roman]. |
skordalia | a dip of cold whipped potatoes and garlic served with pita bread. |
souvlaki souvlakia | a Greek dish of lamb, similar to a shish kebab. |
taramasalata | a fish pâté made from the roe of the grey mullet or from smoked cod's roe, mixed with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, etc. |
taverna | in Greece, a type of guesthouse with a bar. |
turcopole | a light-armed soldier of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. [Mod. Gr. Turkopoulon, a Turkish boy]. |
tyropitta tyropita | a Greek cheese pie. |
tzatziki | a Greek dish made of yoghurt and finely sliced or chopped cucumber flavoured with garlic etc. |