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czardas

czardas is the alternative spelling of csardas.

Meaning of csardas

Noun

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).
    • `When you danced the czardas with Admiral Horthy?'1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 229
  2. The music and melody for such a dance.

Forms of czardas

pluralczardases

Questions about czardas

What is czardas the alternative spelling of?
Czardas is the alternative spelling of csardas.

Words near czardas in the dictionary

  1. czar
  2. Czar plum
  3. Czar plums
  4. czarate
  5. czarates
  6. czardas
  7. czardases
  8. czardom
  9. czardoms
  10. czarevich
  11. czareviches

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