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kalamata olive

kalamata olive noun: a small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.

Noun

kalamata olive (plural kalamata olives)

  1. A small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.
    • Among the entrees are skate sautéed with capers and white wine served with puréed potatoes and haricot verts; and oven-cooked rainbow trout with fresh herbs served with cauliflower, kalamata olives and fresh tomato sauce.2008 June 29, “The World Beats a Path”, in New York Times

Forms of kalamata olive

pluralkalamata olives

Origin of kalamata olive

After the Greek city of Kalamata.

Questions about kalamata olive

What does kalamata olive mean?
Kalamata olive means a small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.
What part of speech is kalamata olive?
Kalamata olive is a noun.
What is the plural of kalamata olive?
The plural of kalamata olive is kalamata olives.

Words near kalamata olive in the dictionary

  1. Kalamansig
  2. kalamansis
  3. kalamarakia
  4. Kalamas
  5. kalamata
  6. kalamata olive
  7. kalamata olives
  8. kalamatas
  9. Kalamatianos
  10. Kalamazoo
  11. Kalamazoo County

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