polonaise

See also: Polonaise

English

a polonaise

Alternative forms

• (woman's dress): polonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪz
• IPA^(key): /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

polonaise (plural polonaises)

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

   Synonym: robe à la polonaise

4. A short overcoat bordered with fur.
5. (cooking) A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
6. Synonym of Polish bed.

Translations

dance

• Azerbaijani: polonez
• Bulgarian: полонеза (bg) f (poloneza)
• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• Czech: polonéza
• Finnish: poloneesi
• French: polonaise (fr) f
• German: Polonäse f, Polonaise (de) f
• Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
• Hungarian: polonéz (hu)
• Irish: polanáis f, polannach m
• Italian: polacca (it) f
• Japanese: ポロネーズ (poronēzu)
• Korean: 폴로네즈 (pollonejeu)
• Persian: پولونز (fa) (polonez)
• Polish: polonez (pl) m
• Portuguese: polonesa
• Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)
• Turkish: polonez (tr)
• Uzbek: polonez

music for this dance

• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• French: polonaise (fr) f
• Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
• Irish: polannach m
• Korean: 폴로네즈 (pollonejeu)
• Polish: polonez (pl) m
• Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)
• Turkish: polonez (tr)

woman's dress

• Polish: poloneska f

Verb

polonaise (third-person singular simple present polonaises, present participle polonaising, simple past and past participle polonaised)

1. (intransitive) To dance the polonaise.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French polonaise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː.loːˈnɛː.zə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: po‧lo‧nai‧se
• Rhymes: -ɛːzə

Noun

polonaise f (plural polonaises, no diminutive)

1. polonaise (stately Polish dance)
2. polonaise (music accompanying this dance)
3. an informal dance, similar to a conga line, where a chain of people is formed, each placing their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them

Descendants

• → Indonesian: polones

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lɔ.nɛz/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛz

Adjective

polonaise

1. feminine singular of polonais

   Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.

   My wife is half Polish, half German.

Noun

polonaise f (plural polonaises)

1. polonaise

   Synonym: polacca

Descendants

• → English: polonaise
• → Dutch: polonaise
• → German: Polonäse
• → Greek: πολωνέζα (polonéza)
• → Persian: پولونز (polonez)
• → Polish: polonez
• → Russian: полоне́з (polonéz)
• → Turkish: polonez

Further reading

• “polonaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012