polka
verbEtymology Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
1
To dance the polka.
polka
nounUK /ˈpɒl.kə/ · US /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
Etymology Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
1
A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
2
The music for this dance.
3
A polka jacket.
- a young lady in a grey polka1872, John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens:
- Derived terms
- horizontal polka, polkabilly, polka dot, polkalike, polka-like, polkamania, polka-mazurka, polkist