kalamata

noun

ka·​la·​ma·​ta ˌkä-lə-ˈmä-tə How to pronounce kalamata (audio)
ˌka-
variants or less commonly calamata
often capitalized
: a brine-cured black olive grown in Greece

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Desserts will include things like hot chocolate mousse with olive oil ice cream and coconut kalamata crumble ($14), and sarniki, a Russian ricotta pancake, which Jacobs said was inspired by his grandmother. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025 For veggie lovers, the restaurant tops its Plant Supreme with mushrooms, kalamata olives, pickled peppers and red onions. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 Frankie’s Fabulous menu also includes shareable apps, like zucchini chips and fried calamari, plus salads, including the signature house salad mixing romaine with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, artichokes, kalamata olives, and provolone cheese. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The saltiness of those niçoise or kalamata olives with fresh herbs of the season elevated my potato salad memories. Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kalamata

Word History

Etymology

Kalamata, port in Greece

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kalamata was in 1978

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“Kalamata.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kalamata. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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