polka
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kə, ˈpoʊ noun
1.
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
2.
a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.
verb (used without object)
3.
to dance the polka.
Origin:
1835–45; < Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
1835–45; < Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
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| —n , pl -kas | |
| 1. | a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time |
| 2. | a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance |
| —vb , -kas, -kas, -kaing, -kaed | |
| 3. | (intr) to dance a polka |
| [C19: via French from Czech pulka half-step, from pul half] | |
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Word Origin & History
polka
1844, from Fr., from Czech polka, the dance, lit. "Polish woman" (Polish Polka), fem. of Polak "a Pole." The word may also be an alteration of Czech pulka "half," for the half-steps of Bohemian peasant dances. The dance was in vogue first in Prague, 1835; it reached London by the spring of 1842. Polka
dot is first recorded 1884 and is named for the dance, for no reason except its popularity, which led to many contemporary products and fashions taking the name.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
polka definition
A lively dance for couples, originating in eastern Europe.
Note: Johann Strauss, the Younger wrote many polkas.
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Computing Dictionary
Polka definition
languageAn object-oriented parallel logic programming language, built on top of Parlog.
["Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988].
(1995-01-31)
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Admiration goes deeper than sun-kissed wing markings and a jazzy polka-dot torso.
Use round stickers, available from office supply stores, to create a polka-dot pattern.
The raincoat is a trench coat style and is red with pink polka-dots.
She shimmies it, twists it, upends it to reveal polka-dot bloomers.
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