polka

Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒl.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlkə
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊkə

polka (plural polkas)

1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
2. The music for this dance.
3. A polka jacket.

• polka-like
• polka dot
• polkabilly

polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the polka.

• Palko, lo pak, pakol, pokal

Variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

polka f

1. polka

• polka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• polka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From Czech polka

• IPA^(key): /pɔl.ka/

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance and music)

• “polka” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From French and Czech polka

polka f (plural polkas)

1. (Jersey) polka (dance, music)

Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka

polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer, definite plural polkaene)

1. polka (dance and music)

• “polka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “polka” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka

polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer or polkaar, definite plural polkaene or polkaane)

1. polka (dance and music)

• “polka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From French polka

polka f (plural polkas)

1. polka (dance)

From Czech polka

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔl.ka/

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polka f

1. polka

See polca

polka f (uncountable)

1. polka