czardas

or csar·das

[ chahr-dahsh ]

/ ˈtʃɑr dɑʃ /

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noun

a Hungarian national dance in two movements, one slow and the other fast.

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Origin of czardas

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hungarian csárdás, equivalent to csárda “wayside tavern” (from Serbo-Croatian čȁrdāk originally, “watchtower,” from Turkish çardak “bower, booth, pergola,” from Persian chārtāk “four-cornered room”; čār “four” + tāk “vault”) + -s adjective suffix; earlier csárdák was analyzed as csárda + -k plural suffix

Words nearby czardas

cytozoon, cywydd, Cyzicus, CZ, czar, czardas, czardom, czarevitch, czarevna, czarina, czarism

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How to use czardas in a sentence

The motif occurred in the middle of the overture, directly after the czardas.
The Salamander|Owen Johnson
A vicious swirl of colour and dizzy, dislocated rhythms prefaced the incantations of the Czardas.
Visionaries|James Huneker
To follow: poulet saut l'Hongroise, the clash of the Czardas captured and imprisoned in a stew-pan.
The Feasts of Autolycus|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
To die eating salad on the banks of the Danube to the wail of the Czardas—that would be the true death!
The Feasts of Autolycus|Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Had the strings of the bows played these czardas upon his own sinews, laid bare, he would not have trembled more violently.
Prince Zilah, Complete|Jules Claretie

British Dictionary definitions for czardas

czardas

/ (ˈtʃɑːdæʃ) /

noun

a Hungarian national dance of alternating slow and fast sections

a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word Origin for czardas

from Hungarian csárdás

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