n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' z ə r-k ə , - ' zu ̇ r-
Variant: also ma · zour · ka \ - ' zu ̇ r- \
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian, from Polish mazurek, from Mazury Masuria, region of northeast Poland
Date: 1818
1 : a Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
2 : music for the mazurka or in its rhythm usually in moderate 3/4 or 3/8 time