polonaise

See also Polonaise

English

Alternative forms

• (woman's dress): polonese

Etymology

From the French polonaise (Polish).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪz

Wikipedia

Noun

polonaise (plural polonaises)

1. A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
2. Music for this dance.
3. A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.

Translations

dance

• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• Czech: polonéza
• Finnish: poloneesi (fi)
• German: Polonäse (de) f, Polonaise (de) f
• Hungarian: polonéz

• Italian: polacca (it) f
• Polish: polonez (pl) m
• Portuguese: polonesa (pt)
• Russian: полонез (ru) (polonɛ́z) m

music for this dance

• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• Polish: polonez (pl) m

• Russian: полонез (ru) (polonɛ́z) m

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French

Adjective

polonaise

1. feminine form of polonais

   Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.

   My wife is half Polish, half German.