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hopak.

A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhoːpæk/Canada/ˈhəʊpæk/
  1. A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.

Where this word comes from

1925–30, from Ukrainian гопа́к (hopák), from the interjection гоп (hop). Compare Ukrainian го́пати (hópaty), го́пкати (hópkaty), гопцюва́ти (hopcjuváty), го́пки (hópky), and dated Ukrainian го́пи (hópy, “dance steps”), го́пка (hópka, “child (jocular)”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.