csardas
See also: csárdás
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hungarian csárdás, adjectival form of csárda (“tavern”), from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق (çardak, “arbour, summerhouse”), from Persian چارتاق (čârtâq, “four-arch”), from چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
csardas (plural csardases)
- An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo.
- 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 229:
- `When you danced the czardas with Admiral Horthy?'
- The music for such a dance.
Translations
Hungarian folk dance
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