Definition
A vigorous and indecent comic dance performed in ancient Greek theater, especially in comedies and satyr plays.
Etymology
From ancient Greek kordax, a word of unknown ultimate origin but documented in Greek theater contexts from at least the 5th century BCE, representing a bawdy dance tradition.
Kelly Says
Ancient audiences considered the cordax so scandalous that respectable people avoided it, yet it was wildly popular in comedy—it's basically the ancient world's version of a cheeky dance craze that made people clutch their pearls.
Translations
ARالعربية
كوردكس
koor-daks
BNবাংলা
কর্ডাক্স
kor-daks
CSČeština
cordax
kor-daks
DEDeutsch
Cordax
kor-daks
ELΕλληνικά
κόρνταξ
kor-daks
ESEspañol
cordax
kor-daks
FRFrançais
cordax
kor-daks
HIहिन्दी
कोर्डैक्स
kor-daks
IDBahasa Indonesia
cordax
kor-daks
ITItaliano
cordax
kor-daks
MSBahasa Melayu
cordax
kor-daks
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ဒေါက်
kor-daks
NLNederlands
cordax
kor-daks
PTPortuguês
cordax
kor-daks
RUРусский
кордакс
kor-daks
SVSvenska
cordax
kor-daks
SWKiswahili
cordax
kor-daks
TAதமிழ்
கோர்டாக்ஸ்
kor-daks
TEతెలుగు
కోర్డేక్స్
kor-daks
UKУкраїнська
кордакс
kor-daks
VITiếng Việt
cordax
kor-daks
ZH中文
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