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[ pohl-kuh, poh-kuh ] / ˈpoʊl kə, ˈpoʊ kə /
noun, plural pol·kas.a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter. a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm. verb (used without object), pol·kaed, pol·ka·ing.Origin of polka1835–45; <Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole Words nearby polkapolity, Politzer bag, politzerization, polje, Polk, polka, polka dot, Polk, James K., poll, pollack, Pollaiuolo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polkaAbove the notes of praise is a small photo of Guerin wearing a polka dot tie and pocket square, staring at you like a sociopath. The Multimillion ‘Clairvoyance by Mail’ Scam|Jacob Siegel|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST You might learn that the songs sound like a cross between mariachi and polka and come from the norteño folk tradition. Are Narcocorrido Mexican Drug Ballads Really That Bad?|Jimmy So|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST The sister was dressed in traditional Roma dress—covered in a pink, furry, polka dot dressing gown. Blonde Child Reunited With Roma Family After Irish Police Blunder|Tom Sykes|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was dressed casually in skinny jeans, a polka dot Zara top and a green Ralph Lauren blazer jacket. Kate Bounces Back To Pre-Baby Shape Just Five and a Half Weeks After Giving Birth|Tom Sykes|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Polka dots merge into Dior logos, culminating in a faceless chainsaw-wielding mannequin. Monsters of Fashion Exhibition Opens in Paris|Sarah Moroz|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Than the Pope has of the polka," chimed in a very Irish accent from the corner of the carriage. Tales Of The Trains|Charles James Lever Though now that you speak of it, I do remember meeting a very talkative dame dressed in a polka dot. The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug|Arthur Scott Bailey But the polka mania raged with little abatement for a good ten years. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).--1841-1857|Charles L. Graves The valse deux temps keeps its precedence in Europe as the favourite measure, varied with galop, polka, and polka mazourka. The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood Pablo was filled with remorse after having engaged himself for the polka. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2|Armando Palacio Valds
British Dictionary definitions for polka
noun plural -kasa 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 verb -kas, -kaing or -kaedWord Origin for polkaC19: via French from Czech pulka half-step, from pul half Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for polka
A lively dance for couples, originating in eastern Europe. notes for polkaJohann Strauss, the Younger wrote many polkas. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |