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fackeltanz

/ˈfækəltɑːnts/

fackeltanz noun: a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations.

Noun

fackeltanz (plural fackeltänze)

  1. a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
    • afterwards he drove her and her cousins (two guardsmen disguised as flowergirls) in his divine new convertible through the streets to see the tremendous birthday illumination, and the fackeltanz in the park, and the fireworks, and the pale upturned faces.1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Forms of fackeltanz

pluralfackeltänze

Origin of fackeltanz

Borrowed from German Fackeltanz (“torch dance”).

Questions about fackeltanz

What does fackeltanz mean?
Fackeltanz means a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations.
What part of speech is fackeltanz?
Fackeltanz is a noun.
How do you pronounce fackeltanz?
Fackeltanz is pronounced /ˈfækəltɑːnts/.
What is the plural of fackeltanz?
The plural of fackeltanz is fackeltänze.

Words near fackeltanz in the dictionary

  1. Facit
  2. fack
  3. fack off
  4. facked
  5. facked off
  6. fackeltanz
  7. fackeltänze
  8. facking
  9. facking off
  10. fackings
  11. fackins

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