ländler

noun

länd·​ler

ˈlentlə(r)

plural ländler or ländlers

1

: an Austrian couple dance of rural origin in triple time that was a precursor of the waltz but slower and performed with stamping somewhat dragging steps

2

: music for the ländler

Word History

Etymology

German, from German dialect Landl upper Austria, where it originated + German -er (from Old High German -āri)

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