Meaning of Hungarianism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A word or idiom of the Hungarian language (that has been borrowed by another language).
   countable
2. A custom or typical practice (e.g. in music) of the Hungarian people.
   countable, uncountable
3. Synonym of Hungarism, a Hungarian fascist movement.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The lexical Hungarianisms of most of the Slavonic languages have⟳ been surveyed, and there is a number⟳ of articles and essays on the topic.”

“After she had read⟳ my drafts, I received the final script with my Hungarianisms turned into clear English, my grammatical mistakes corrected and my typos eliminated.”

“When I learned that she’d never tried a Hungarian white this old, we decided to open⟳ one of the two bottles I’d picked up. Neither of us held out much hope⟳. My father had warned me that the wine would probably be “broken,” a Hungarianism for wine that falls somewhere between vinegar and sherry.”

“Although chiefly inspired by Brahms, Dohnányi did employ⟳ the Hungarianisms that characterised the works of Liszt, which can be seen in a work⟳ like⟳ the Second String Quartet.”

“This was reflected in their ideology of Hungarianism, representing a mix⟳ of anti-Semitism, intense nationalism with an anti-capitalist, anti-Communist, and popular protest⟳ appeal, and the final goal was a racially pure Hungary.”

CEFR level