mazurka en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈzʊə(ɹ)kə/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈzɜː(ɹ)kə/
Etymology
Via German Mazurka and Russian мазу́рка (mazúrka), from Polish mazurek (“dance of the Masurian”), the Masurians being the inhabitants of Mazowsze (compare Medieval Latin Mazovia), an ancient cultural region in east-central Poland.
Meanings
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A traditional Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
There is plenty of company, consisting of young men and women, all very neatly dressed in white and black - a true Portuguese habit. Quadrilles, waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas are danced with great vigour and much skill.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 48:
- A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
- (qualifier:figure skating) A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mazourka | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mazurkas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polka-mazurka · mazurkalike · mazurkist
Translations (15)
ko 마주르카 (dance) · eo mazurko (dance) · es mazurca (dance) · tl masurka (dance) · ja マズルカ (dance) · hy մազուրկա (dance) · de Mazurka (dance) · it mazurca (dance) · fi masurkka (dance) · ru мазу́рка (dance) · cs mazurka (dance) · fr mazurque (dance) · fr mazurka (dance) · cmn 瑪祖卡 /玛祖卡 (dance) · pl mazurek (dance)