See also: csárdás

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Etymology

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

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csardas (plural csardases)

  1. An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).
    • 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 229:
      `When you danced the czardas with Admiral Horthy?'
  2. The music for such a dance.

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