Polka Definition

pōlkə, pōkə
polkas
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.
Webster's New World
Music for this dance, in fast duple time.
Webster's New World
verb
To dance the polka.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Polka

Noun

Singular:
polka
Plural:
polkas

Origin of Polka

  • Czech probably from Polish from Polka Polish woman feminine of Polak Pole pelə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half") as in "half-step".

    From Wiktionary

Polka Sentence Examples

  • The upper classes wear a sleeved polka jacket instead of the bodice.

  • Ruffled Rhumba tights, Mary Jane anklets, or polka dotted leg warmers are beautiful accents for special occasion dresses for little girls, while white satin gloves and trendy bonnets make little girls look appropriately dressed up.

  • The website includes a pretty sunflower dress with a matching hat, a pastel yellow cardigan dress for cooler weather, and a polka dots-and-daisies number which also comes with a traditional Easter white straw hat.

  • The Best Dressed Tot site offers an incredible selection of toddler tights, ranging from solids in every color of the rainbow to the above-mentioned polka dots or heart motifs.

  • Unique details like polka dot ties amd sumptuous colors like royal purple and jungle green are breathtaking and fun to behold.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOL

Words Ending With

AKALKA

Unscrambles

polka

Words Starting With P and Ending With A

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