csardas
See also: csárdás
English edit
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Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑːdæʃ/, /ˈzɑːdəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɹdɑʃ/
Noun edit
csardas (plural csardases)
- An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).
- 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 edit
Hungarian folk dance
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