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csardas

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːdæʃ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzɑːdəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹdɑʃ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The music and melody for such a dance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չարդաշ (čʻardaš) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Azerbaijani: çardaş — Hungarian folk dance
  • Belarusian: ча́рда́ш (čárdáš) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 查達斯 /查达斯 (chádásī) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恰爾達什 /恰尔达什 (qià'ěrdáshén) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏德西 (xiàdéxī) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Czech: čardáš — Hungarian folk dance
  • Emilian: csárdás — Hungarian folk dance
  • Emilian: cśèrda — Hungarian folk dance
  • Esperanto: ĉardaŝo — Hungarian folk dance
  • Estonian: tšaardaš — Hungarian folk dance
  • Finnish: csárdás — Hungarian folk dance
  • French: czardas — Hungarian folk dance
  • French: csardas — Hungarian folk dance
  • German: Csárdás — Hungarian folk dance
  • German: Csardas — Hungarian folk dance
  • German: Tschardasch — Hungarian folk dance
  • Greek: τσάρντας (tsárntas) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Hebrew: צ׳רדש — Hungarian folk dance
  • Hungarian: csárdás — Hungarian folk dance
  • Italian: ciarda — Hungarian folk dance
  • Italian: czarda — Hungarian folk dance
  • Japanese: チャールダーシュ (chārudāshu) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Japanese: チャルダッシュ (charudasshu) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Korean: 차르다시 (chareudasi) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Lithuanian: čardašas — Hungarian folk dance
  • Persian: چارداش (čârdâš) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Polish: czardasz — Hungarian folk dance
  • Romanian: ceardaș — Hungarian folk dance
  • Russian: ча́рдаш (čárdaš) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Serbo-Croatian: ча̏рда̄ш — Hungarian folk dance
  • Serbo-Croatian: čȁrdāš — Hungarian folk dance
  • Slovene: čardaš — Hungarian folk dance
  • Southern Altai: кӱӱлик пьеса (küülik pʹyesa) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Swedish: csardas — Hungarian folk dance
  • Swedish: csárdás — Hungarian folk dance
  • Swedish: czardas — Hungarian folk dance
  • Turkish: çardaş — Hungarian folk dance
  • Ukrainian: ча́рдаш (čárdaš) — Hungarian folk dance
  • Yiddish: טשאַרדאַש (tshardash) — Hungarian folk dance