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polka

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpoʊlkə, ˈpoʊkə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pōl′kə, pō′kə)

Inflections of 'polka' (n): npl: polkas

Inflections of 'polka' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

polkas: v 3rd person singular

polkaing: v pres p

polkaed: v past

polkaed: v past p

pol•ka /ˈpoʊlkə, ˈpoʊkə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -kas, v., -kaed, -ka•ing.
n. [countable]

a lively couple dance with music in double meter.
a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.

v. [no object]

to dance the polka.

pol•ka (pōl′kə, pō′kə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kas, v., -kaed, -ka•ing.
n.

a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.

v.i.

to dance the polka.

Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

polka /ˈpɒlkə/ n ( pl -kas)

a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

vb ( -kas, -kaing, -kaed)

(intransitive) to dance a polka

Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Czech pulka half-step, from pul half

'polka' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

polka dot - schottische - redowa - Tejano

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