hasapiko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χασάπικο (chasápiko), literally "the butcher's (dance)"; it originated in the Middle Ages as a battle mime with swords performed by the Greek butchers' guild.

Noun

hasapiko (plural hasapikos)

  1. A Greek folk dance from Constantinople.
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