sirtaki/sɜːˈtakɪ/EtymologyBorrowed from Greek συρτάκι (syrtáki), from συρτός (syrtós, a type of folk dance, literally “drawn, led”) + -άκι (-áki, diminutive suffix).sirtaki means A modern Greek folk dance, a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.sirtaki is pronounced /sɜːˈtakɪ/.nounA modern Greek folk dance, a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance.