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polka

noun

  1. Central European dance and also a genre of dance music
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verb

  1. polka
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.kə/ / /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

  1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  2. The music for this dance.
  3. 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”).

  1. To dance the polka.