Definitions

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  • noun A toastmaster at feasts in Caucasus, especially in Georgia.

Etymologies

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From Georgian თამადა (t’amada).

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Examples

  • Some of his etymologies seem plausible: Georgian tamada 'toastmaster' from Circassian thaamáta, perhaps originally 'father of the gods'; the name of General Ermolov (who conquered part of the Caucasus for Tsar Alexander I) from Circassian yarmáhl 'Armenian' (though I'll have to check Unbegaun to see if there's a more convincing etymology).

    languagehat.com: NARTS FOR CHRISTMAS. 2004

  • One drinks only when the tamada (toastmaster) proposes a toast, which is followed by a short speech from the alaverdi, a second man whose job it is to elaborate on the tamada's oration.

    Latest News 2009

  • One drinks only when the tamada (toastmaster) proposes a toast, which is followed by a short speech from the alaverdi, a second man whose job it is to elaborate on the tamada's oration.

    Latest News 2009

  • But also when you say, Let's do tamada tonight, 'it means that you are going to have a feast that lasts for days.

    Turkishdailynews Headlines 2008

  • "There is a tradition of toast-making called tamada.

    Turkishdailynews Headlines 2008

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