Opa! What really means the Greek word?

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Definition:

It is not easy to define, opa - the word is flexible and has a new meaning. Travel Greece or just the popular Greek culture to explore abroad, you will find with the word "Opa!" I remember many times the first time I heard it a few years ago in a Greek restaurant in the United States, where she had a belly dance show. In this context, it is used as a cry is famous or discomfort be selected as a "victim" of the stomach so that a turban and wrapped in a vibrant sailing man bowing before him.

(Yes, I am aware of this very mixed clumsy multicultural performance!)

Grandpa and Acclaim Sound

The use of "Grandpa" as the sound of praise belongs Greeks also, but that seems to be the case of a lost Greek word a new meaning, and then on the language back, at least among the workers in the tourism industry. It is now used as a wake-up call to attend an invitation in a circle dance, mourn or that the flame is lit in the saganaki - a dish of melted cheese, traditionally at the table, which is flambéed by the server.

The true meaning of Opa

The true meaning of "Opa!" it's more like "Oops" or "Oops!" Among the Greeks, you can listen to, after someone or something falls on an object falls or breaks. For this reason, you can hear when courts are now rare breaks in Greek restaurants and nightclubs like the sound of praise for singers, dancers and other artists. Actually, this is where he received his personal sense as the sound of praise - after originally the error occurred, and will be associated with the act of recruiting interpreters.

Other uses of Opa in popular culture

"Opa!" It is also the title of a song by Giorgos Alkaios, which was presented as the official entry of Greece in the international Euro Vision Song Contest 2010. However, oops, who did not win. He alternates with the word "Hey!" in the song, which acts as a translation of Opa to. See the song "Opa!" Giorgos Alkaios performed. These are the words in Greek.

Grandpa - not just a word, a lifestyle

Greek-American columnist George Pattakos takes Opa! more - presenting it as a life lesson and perhaps even a new entry in the history of Greek philosophy. In an article for the Huffington Post - by very Greek and opa-lifestyle, Arianna Huffington includes possession, describes this "Opa!" It means to him, and how compliance with its principles of Opa! You can improve or change his life. He also founded a center on the basis of their offer early application to everyday life, to the practice of dedicated "El Camino Opa!" And expresses its internal Greek identity - which means that you can have without actually Greek. Some of the one word - "Just Say Opa!"

"Opa!" - It's a lifestyle
In a sense, the word grandfather is suffering the same kind of transformation as the name "Zorbas". The character of Nikos Kazantzakis and the film was the book that have come up with the love of life and the triumph of the human spirit as well - and yet, both the original book and film surprise modern readers and viewers with darkness most represented episodes. But hearing the word "Zorba" We believe in the simple expression of joy - like Grandpa! He has come to something bright and positive as mine.

Opa! With an exclamation point, is also the name of a film with Matthew Modine, 2009, which was filmed on the Greek island of Patmos.

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Pronunciation: Oh-PAHH

Alias: (in English only) Go. Hey!

ALTERNATE SPELLINGS: Oppa, Hopa

Common Misspellings: Oppa

Examples: The boy said, "Opa!" as he lit the cheese on fire - "Grandpa" and cried again when the tablecloth caught fire, also.