czardas

czar·das

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chahr-dahsh]
- /ˈtʃɑr dɑʃ/
- /ˈtʃɑː.dæʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chahr-dahsh]
- /ˈtʃɑr dɑʃ/

Definitions of czardas word

noun czardas a Hungarian national dance of alternating slow and fast sections 3
noun czardas a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance 3
noun czardas a Hungarian dance consisting of a slow section followed by a fast one 3
noun czardas music for this 3
noun czardas a Hungarian national dance in two movements, one slow and the other fast. 1
noun czardas An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. 1

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Origin of czardas

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < Hungarian csárdás, equivalent to csárda wayside tavern (< Serbo-Croatian čcȁrdāk orig., watchtower < Turkish < Persian chārtāk four-cornered room; čār four + tāk vault) + -s adj. suffix; earlier csárdák was analyzed as csárda + -k plural suffix

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Parts of speech for Czardas

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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czardas popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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