czardas

czar·das  (chärdäsh)

n.

1. An intricate Hungarian dance characterized by variations in tempo.

2. Music for this dance.

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[Hungarian csárdás, from csárda, wayside tavern, from Serbo-Croatian ardk, watchtower, from Turkish çardak, hut, trellis, from Persian chr q, from chahr q, four-cornered vault : chahr, four (from Old Iranian cathwr; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots) + q, vault (from Arabic, arch; see wq in Semitic roots).]

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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]