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kalamata

/ˌkæləˈmɑtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
kala-ma-ta
IPA
/ˌkæləˈmɑtə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

kalamata olive

name

A city and municipality, the capital of the regional unit of Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkæləˈmɑtə/
  • British English: /ˌkaləˈmɑːtə/

Inflected Forms

kalamatas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kalamata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæləˈmɑtə/.
What does kalamata mean?
kalamata olive

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