czardas

(c̸härdäs̸h′)

noun

  1. a Hungarian dance consisting of a slow section followed by a fast one
  2. music for this

Origin: Hung csárdás

See czardas in American Heritage Dictionary 4

czar·das

noun
  1. An intricate Hungarian dance characterized by variations in tempo.
  2. Music for this dance.

Origin: Hungarian csárdás, from csárda, wayside tavern, from Serbo-Croatian čardāk, watchtower, from Turkish çardak, hut, trellis, from Persian chār ṭāq, from chahār ṭāq, four-cornered vault : chahār, four (from Old Iranian cathwārō; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots) + ṭāq, vault (from Arabic, arch; see ṭwq in Semitic roots).

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