polka

(pōl′kə)

noun

a fast dance for couples, developed in Bohemia in the early 19th cent.: the basic step is a hop followed by three small steps
music for this dance, in fast duple time

Origin: Czech, Polish dance, lit., Polish woman < Pol, fem. of Polak, Pole

intransitive verb

to dance the polka

See polka in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

verb, intransitive pol·kaed, pol·ka·ing, pol·kas

To dance the polka.

Origin:

Origin: Czech

Origin: , probably from Polish

Origin: , from Polka, Polish woman

Origin: , feminine of Polak, Pole; see pelə-² in Indo-European roots

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