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Polka

//ˈpɒl.kə// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  2. 2
    a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time wordnet
  3. 3
    The music for this dance.
  4. 4
    music performed for dancing the polka wordnet
  5. 5
    A polka jacket.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance the polka. intransitive
  2. 2
    dance a polka wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.

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