polka
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlkə/
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polca
- The lively polka music filled the hall, encouraging people to join in the dance.
- polka music
- dancing polkas
- waltzes and polkas
Examples
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And remember to join us this weekend for the Polish Heritage Festival featuring a battle of the polka bands at the Buffalo Civic Center.
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No, I believe the next dance is the polka.
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Come on, let's have some polka, all right?
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Right now, another polka heading your way.
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I used to do a mean polka.
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Hey, you didn't tell me that this was gonna be a polka party.
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The "bread and butter" for many of these groups, in many cases, was the polka and the ranchera.
Academic text (1999) -
That's about as good a polka as you'll ever hear.
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Social relationships and sharing make the polka an exhilarating celebration rather than an aerobic exercise.
Academic text (2011) -
Add to the American music list the sounds of gospel, polka, salsa, and stomp dances.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.4
Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties
Compounds
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Polka probably comes from Czech. One popular story says it comes from the Czech word půlka meaning 'half', because the dance uses a quick 'half-step', and another says it was named after a 'Polish woman' who helped make it famous. That's why polka means a lively Central European dance and the music for that dance.