Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanzhaus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tanzhaus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall

Example Sentences

"Especially in the Rhineland, hundreds of men and women danced to utter exhaustion. Lasting until the beginning of the fifteenth century, this epidemic carried over into the Jewish ghettos, where a Tanzhaus was found."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tanzhaus (literally “dance house”).

Questions

What does tanzhaus mean?: A late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall
Where does tanzhaus come from?: Borrowed from German Tanzhaus (literally “dance house”).

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