czar·das (chär däsh )n. 1. An intricate Hungarian dance characterized by variations in tempo. 2. Music for this dance. [Hungarian csárdás, from csárda, wayside tavern, from Serbo-Croatian  ard k, watchtower, from Turkish çardak, hut, trellis, from Persian chr  q, from chahr q, four-cornered vault : chahr, four (from Old Iranian cathwr ; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots) + q, vault (from Arabic, arch; see wq in Semitic roots).] |
czardas [ˈtʃɑːdæʃ]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a Hungarian national dance of alternating slow and fast sections
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
[from Hungarian csárdás]
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