polka
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɒl.kə//
- United States//ˈpoʊ(l)kə//
A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
noun
- 1
A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- 2
The music for this dance.
- 3
A polka jacket.
a young lady in a grey polka
Etymology
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
verb
- 1
To dance the polka.
Forms
- plural
- polkas
- past tense
- polkaed
- past participle
- polkaed
- present participle
- polkaing
- third person singular
- polkas
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