polka
English
Etymology
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒlkə
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- Rhymes: -əʊkə
Noun
polka (plural polkas)
- A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- The music for this dance.
- A polka jacket.
Derived terms
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Verb
polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)
- (intransitive) To dance the polka.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Noun
polka f
Further reading
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance and music)
Further reading
- “polka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Noun
polka f (plural polkas)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer, definite plural polkaene)
- polka (dance and music)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer or polkaar, definite plural polkaene or polkaane)
- polka (dance and music)
References
- “polka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
Noun
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance)
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
polka f
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
See polca
Noun
polka f (uncountable)
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