polonaise

See also: Polonaise

English

Alternative forms

(woman's dress): polonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪz

Noun

polonaise (plural polonaises)

(dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
(music) Music for this dance.
A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
A short overcoat bordered with fur.

Translations

dance

Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
Czech: polonéza
Finnish: poloneesi
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)
Polish: polonez (pl) m
Portuguese: polonesa
Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)

music for this dance

Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
Irish: polannach m

Polish: polonez (pl) m
Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)

French

Adjective

polonaise

feminine singular of polonais
Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.
My wife is half Polish, half German.

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