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mazurka

/məˈzʊə(ɹ)kə/

mazurka noun: a traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.

Noun

mazurka (plural mazurkas)

  1. A traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
    • There is plenty of company, consisting of young men and women, all very neatly dressed in white and black - a true Portuguese habit. Quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas are danced with great vigour and much skill.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 48
  2. A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
  3. (figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.

mazurka meaning in Tagalog

mazurka in Tagalog

dance
masurka

Forms of mazurka

pluralmazurkas
alternative formmazourka

Origin of mazurka

Via German Mazurka and Russian мазу́рка (mazúrka), from Polish mazurek (“dance of the Masurian”), the Masurians being the inhabitants of Mazowsze (compare Medieval Latin Mazovia), an ancient cultural region in east-central Poland.

Words formed from mazurka

Words that rhyme with mazurka

Questions about mazurka

What does mazurka mean?
Mazurka means a traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
What is mazurka in Tagalog?
Mazurka in Tagalog is masurka. See Mazurka meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is mazurka?
Mazurka is a noun.
How do you pronounce mazurka?
Mazurka is pronounced /məˈzʊə(ɹ)kə/.
What is the plural of mazurka?
The plural of mazurka is mazurkas.

Words near mazurka in the dictionary

  1. mazurek
  2. mazureks
  3. Mazuria
  4. Mazurian
  5. Mazurians
  6. mazurka
  7. mazurkalike
  8. mazurkas
  9. Mazurkiewicz
  10. Mazurkiewiczes
  11. mazurkist

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