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csardas.

An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃɑːdæʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzɑːdəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃɑɹdɑʃ/General-American
  1. An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).

  2. The music and melody for such a dance.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Iranian *čaθwā́rah Middle Persian /čahār/ Classical Persian چار (čâr) Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Middle Iranianbor. Arabic طَاق (ṭāq)bor. Classical Persian طاق (tâġ) Classical Persian چَارْطَاق (čārtāq)bor. Ottoman Turkish چارطاق (çardak)bor. Hungarian csárda Proto-Uralic *-ć? Hungarian -s Hungarian csárdásbor. English csardas 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”).

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