czardas
or csar·das
a Hungarian national dance in two movements, one slow and the other fast.
Origin of czardas
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How to use czardas in a sentence
The motif occurred in the middle of the overture, directly after the czardas.
The Salamander | Owen JohnsonA vicious swirl of colour and dizzy, dislocated rhythms prefaced the incantations of the czardas.
Visionaries | James HunekerTo follow: poulet saut l'Hongroise, the clash of the czardas captured and imprisoned in a stew-pan.
The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins PennellTo die eating salad on the banks of the Danube to the wail of the czardas—that would be the true death!
The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins PennellHad the strings of the bows played these czardas upon his own sinews, laid bare, he would not have trembled more violently.
Prince Zilah, Complete | Jules Claretie
British Dictionary definitions for czardas
/ (ˈtʃɑːdæʃ) /
a Hungarian national dance of alternating slow and fast sections
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Origin of czardas
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