Kalamatan.

Brit.

/ˌkaləˈmɑːtə/, U.S.

/ˌkæləˈmɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– Calamata, 1900s– Kalamata. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Kalamata.

Etymology: < Kalamata (modern Greek Καλαμάτα), the name of a Greek city on the southern coast of the Peloponnese, in the department of Messinia. Compare modern Greek ελια Καλαμάτας Kalamata olive.

1. A type of currant from southern Greece. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > berry > [noun] > currant

ribes1526

currant1578

Kalamata1871

1871 Times 16 Oct. 7/2 For the moment there does not exist the very low description of provincial fruit which was then on the market—such, for instance, as low Calamata... Good dry Pyrgos..is now as cheap as any sort of currant.

1917 F. Crissey Story of Foods 354 This is the ‘dried currant’ of Greece of which the shade-dried Vostizza is the finest type, with the Patras ranking second. Next..come the Provincials from the west coast and the Calamatas from the southern tip of the country.

2. In full Kalamata olive. The fruit of an olive cultivar traditionally grown around the Greek city of Kalamata, having a large size and elongated shape, a purplish-black colour when cured, smooth skin, and a sharp, fruity taste; (also) the tree bearing this fruit.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit

Kalamata1932

1932 Washington Post 26 Nov. 9/4 The best of ripe olives, the salty Calamata olives at only 30 cents a pound.

1955 Times 26 Mar. 1/5 (advt.) Do you like Kalamata olives?

1978 N.Y. Times 19 May c23 Mr. Kassos..cures his own olives (the brown Kalamatas and small, fresh, green Agrinions being my favorites).

1996 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 11 Sept. 48 Their company is..expanding their plantings of kalamatas.

2003 J. Murray Jazz xii. 238 Plump exquisite Kalamata olives shall we say?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kalamata
释义	Kalamatan. Brit. /ˌkaləˈmɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌkæləˈmɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– Calamata, 1900s– Kalamata. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Kalamata. Etymology: < Kalamata (modern Greek Καλαμάτα), the name of a Greek city on the southern coast of the Peloponnese, in the department of Messinia. Compare modern Greek ελια Καλαμάτας Kalamata olive. 1. A type of currant from southern Greece. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > berry > [noun] > currant ribes1526 currant1578 Kalamata1871 1871 Times 16 Oct. 7/2 For the moment there does not exist the very low description of provincial fruit which was then on the market—such, for instance, as low Calamata... Good dry Pyrgos..is now as cheap as any sort of currant. 1917 F. Crissey Story of Foods 354 This is the ‘dried currant’ of Greece of which the shade-dried Vostizza is the finest type, with the Patras ranking second. Next..come the Provincials from the west coast and the Calamatas from the southern tip of the country. 2. In full Kalamata olive. The fruit of an olive cultivar traditionally grown around the Greek city of Kalamata, having a large size and elongated shape, a purplish-black colour when cured, smooth skin, and a sharp, fruity taste; (also) the tree bearing this fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit Kalamata1932 1932 Washington Post 26 Nov. 9/4 The best of ripe olives, the salty Calamata olives at only 30 cents a pound. 1955 Times 26 Mar. 1/5 (advt.) Do you like Kalamata olives? 1978 N.Y. Times 19 May c23 Mr. Kassos..cures his own olives (the brown Kalamatas and small, fresh, green Agrinions being my favorites). 1996 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 11 Sept. 48 Their company is..expanding their plantings of kalamatas. 2003 J. Murray Jazz xii. 238 Plump exquisite Kalamata olives shall we say? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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