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- noun A
toastmaster atfeasts inCaucasus , especially inGeorgia .
Etymologies
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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).
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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.
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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.
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But also when you say, Let's do tamada tonight, 'it means that you are going to have a feast that lasts for days.
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"There is a tradition of toast-making called tamada.
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