kalamata

noun

ka·​la·​ma·​ta ˌkä-lə-ˈmä-tə 

ˌka-

variants or less commonly calamata, often Kalamata

: a brine-cured black olive grown in Greece

Examples of kalamata in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This snack starts with roasted almonds, cashews, and walnuts, seasoned with a savory herb blend (oregano, sage, thyme, basil, marjoram, rosemary, and sea salt), and is finished with dehydrated kalamata olives. —Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026

Tinner’s Public House The Shawarmageddon is a chicken, lamb and beef shawarma stacked with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, feta and tzatziki. —Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026

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

Word History

Etymology

Kalamata, port in Greece

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kalamata

• bhagavata
• capitata
• ciliata
• coronata
• metadata
• oblongata
• odonata
• radiata
• tathagata
• acuminata
• desiderata
• fasciculata