mazurka

English

Etymology

Via German and Russian мазу́рка (mazúrka), from Polish mazurek (“dance of the Masurian”), the Masurians being the inhabitants of Mazowsze (compare Medieval Latin Mazovia), an ancient cultural region in east-central Poland.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kə

Noun

mazurka (plural mazurkas)

1. (music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
2. (music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
3. (figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.

Translations

dance

• Armenian: մազուրկա (hy) (mazurka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪祖卡／玛祖卡 (zh) (mǎzǔkǎ), 玛祖卡 (zh) (mǎzǔkǎ)

• Czech: mazurka (cs) f
• Esperanto: mazurko
• Finnish: masurkka (fi)
• French: mazurka (fr) f, mazurque (fr) f
• German: Mazurka (de) f
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• Italian: mazurca f
• Japanese: マズルカ (mazuruka)
• Korean: 마주르카 (majureuka)
• Polish: mazurek (pl) m
• Russian: мазу́рка (ru) f (mazúrka)
• Spanish: mazurca f
• Tagalog: masurka

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Czech

Etymology

From Polish mazurek.

Noun

mazurka f

1. mazurka (Polish dance)

Further reading

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.zyʁ.ka/

Noun

mazurka f (plural mazurkas)

1. mazurka

   Synonym: mazurque