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czardas
czardas [ chrdash ] (plural czardases) or csardas [ chrdash ] (plural csardases)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hungarian dance: a Hungarian dance with a slow section followed by a faster one
2. Hungarian dance music: the music for a czardas
[Mid-19th century. < Hungarian csárdás< csárda 'inn']
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