polka

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒl.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlkə
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊkə

Noun

polka (plural polkas)

1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
2. The music for this dance.
3. A polka jacket.

Verb

polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the polka.

Anagrams

• Palko, lo pak, pakol, pokal

Etymology

Variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

Noun

polka f

1. polka

Further reading

• polka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• polka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Czech polka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔl.ka/

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance and music)

Further reading

• “polka” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From French and Czech polka

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. (Jersey) polka (dance, music)

Etymology

From French polka

Noun

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance)

Etymology

From Czech polka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlka/

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Noun

polka f

1. polka

Etymology

See polca

Noun

polka f (uncountable)

1. polka