Etymology

kozachok

ko·za·chok
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Today it means: A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo. Full definition →

Russian козачо́к
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromкозачо́к
  2. English todaykozachok

From Ukrainian or Russian козачо́к (kozačók), diminutive of коза́к (kozák, “Cossack”), because the dance originated among Cossacks.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.