polka
noun
- Central European dance and also a genre of dance music
verb
- polka
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.kə/ / /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
- A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- The music for this dance.
- A polka jacket.
“a young lady in a grey polka”
verb
Etymology: Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
- To dance the polka.