kazachok

[ kuh-zah-chawk ]

noun

, plural ka·zach·ki [k, uh, -zahch-, kee].

1. a lively, Slavic folk dance for a solo male dancer, marked especially by the prisiadka.

kazachok

/ ˌkɑːzəˈtʃɒk /

noun

1. a Russian folk dance in which the performer executes high kicks from a squatting position

Word History and Origins

Origin of kazachok¹

1925–30; < Russian kazachók or Ukrainian kozachók, equivalent to kazák, kozák Cossack + -ok diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of kazachok¹

Russian