Variant: also ca · la · ma · ta
Pronunciation: ˌ kä-l ə - ' mä-t ə , ˌ ka-
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Kalamata, port in Greece
Date: 1979
: a brine-cured black olive grown in Greece
Variant: also ca · la · ma · ta
Pronunciation: ˌ kä-l ə - ' mä-t ə , ˌ ka-
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Kalamata, port in Greece
Date: 1979
: a brine-cured black olive grown in Greece
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012