mazurka

Meaning

Noun

• A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
• A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.
• A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop.

Origin

• Via German and Russian мазу́рка, from Polish mazurek, the Masurians being the inhabitants of Mazowsze (compare Medieval Latin Mazovia), an ancient cultural region in east-central Poland.