bulgar

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Definitions

  • n. An Eastern European Jewish music and dance.

Example Sentences

  • "After the wedding-feast they began to dance. The dances were varied according to generation... Middle-aged Jews would dance [sic] ‘balgareske,’ ‘kozatshok’, and especially the ‘sher.’" (source)

  • "He frolicked through every dance step that Moshe had ever seen, and Moshe, who had spent his childhood as a fusgeyer—a wandering Jew—in Romania, had seen a few: horas, bulgars, khosidls, freylekhs, Russian marches, Cossack high-steps." (The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride)

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Etymology

  • uncertain; likely from the Romanian Bessarabian bulgărească, lit. 'Bulgarian'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      bulgarish, balgareske

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