csardas

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csardas

/ˈtʃɑːdæʃ/ UK
/ˈzɑːdəs/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃɑɹdɑʃ/ US

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From Hungarian csárdás, adjectival form of csárda (“tavern”), from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق (çardak, “arbour, summerhouse”), from Classical Persian چارتاق (čârtâq, “four-arch”), from چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).

noun csardases · csárdás · czardas

An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick). `When you danced the czardas with Admiral Horthy?'
The music and melody for such a dance.

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noun Hungarian folk dance

한국어	차르다시 chareudasi
日本語	チャールダーシュ chārudāshu, チャルダッシュ charudasshu
中文	查達斯 /查达斯 chádásī, 恰爾達什 /恰尔达什 qià'ěrdáshén, 夏德西 xiàdéxī
Français	czardas, csardas
Deutsch	Csárdás, Csardas, Tschardasch
Italiano	ciarda, czarda
Ελληνικά	τσάρντας tsárntas
Română	ceardaș
Русский	ча́рдаш čárdaš
עברית	צ׳רדש

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@misc{csardas_2026,
  title = {csardas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/csardas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}