Definitions for kolos

kolos ko·lo

Spelling: [koh-loh]
IPA: /ˈkoʊ loʊ/

Kolos is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in kolos (kloos).

Definitions for kolos

noun

  1. a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.

Origin of kolos

1910-15; Serbo-Croatian kȍlo literally, circle, wheel

Examples for kolos

On this evening, after an hour of the concert, the men suddenly broke into kolo.

A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.

In this part of the country they are known under the generic appellation of kolo.

The kolo addressed the Thibetian who had previously conversed with him.

These had p. 15contrived to escape, but their companions had been left to the mercy of the kolo (brigands).

The kolo and the gusla are to Serbia, what the reel and the bagpipes are to Scotland.

In the men's ward a young man was pointed out to us who had been shot twice during a kolo dance in the arm and leg.

But no entertainment in Serbia can be reckoned a success, if it does not end in a spontaneous burst of kolo dancing.

Word Value for kolos
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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