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czardas

noun czar·das \ˈchär-ˌdash, -ˌdäsh\
plural czardas

Definition of CZARDAS

:  a Hungarian dance to music in duple time in which the dancers start slowly and finish with a rapid whirl
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Origin of CZARDAS

Hungarian csárdás
First Known Use: 1860

Rhymes with CZARDAS

awash, backwash, cohosh, Dias, downwash, eyewash, galosh, ganache, goulash, kibosh, Lammasch, midrash, mishmash, mouthwash, musquash, panache, rainwash, Siwash, whitewash, wish-wash

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