Definition/Meaning of hopak
- English - Noun: Wikipedia hopak ( plural hopaks ) A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time . 2006 , Thomas Pynchon , Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p . 1213: Somewhere an accordion was playing a jazz-inflected hopak .
- English - Alternative forms: gopak
- English - Etymology: 1925â30, from Ukrainian гопак ( hopák ), from the interjection гоп ( hop ). Compare Ukrainian гопаÑи ( hópaty ), гопкаÑи ( hópkaty ), гопÑÑваÑи ( hopcjuváty ), гопки ( hópky , â dance steps â ), and dated Ukrainian гопи ( hópy , â dance steps â ), гопка ( hópka , â child (jocular) â ).
- English - Pronunciation: ( Canada ) IPA (key) : /ËhoËpæk/ IPA (key) : /ËhÉÊpæk/
- English - Quotations: For usage examples of this term , see the citations page .