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kozachok

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌkazəˈtʃɒk/
  • UK: /ˌkɑːzəˈtʃɒk/
  • US: /kəˌzɑˈt͡ʃɔk/
  • rhymes with -ɒk

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noun

Meaning 1

A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ukrainian or Russian козачо́к (kozačók), diminutive of коза́к (kozák, “Cossack”), because the dance originated among Cossacks.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: казачо́к (kazačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Bulgarian: казачо́к (kazačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哥薩克舞 /哥萨克舞 (gēsàkè wǔ) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Czech: kozáček — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Czech: kazačok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • French: kazatchok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • German: Kasatschok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Hungarian: kazacsok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Japanese: カザチョク (kazachoku) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Japanese: カザチョーク (kazachōku) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Japanese: コサックダンス (kosakku dansu) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Korean: 카자쵸크 (kajachokeu) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Macedonian: казачо́к (kazačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Polish: kozak — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Polish: kazaczok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Portuguese: kazatchok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Portuguese: kasatchok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Romanian: cazacioc — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Romanian: căzăcească — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Russian: казачо́к (kazačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Russian: козачо́к (kozačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Serbo-Croatian: казачо̏к — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Serbo-Croatian: kazačȍk — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Slovak: kazačok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Slovene: kazačok — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance
  • Ukrainian: козачо́к (kozačók) — Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance