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💃 A lively dance 💃 To dance
to polka

to polka

6.7
Dance in a lively Central European way with quick steps
  • verb
  • /ˈpoʊlkə/
translation icon : bailar la polca
  • We polkaed all night to the lively music of the band.

Examples

  • She learned how to polka from her grandparents in her childhood.

  • Let's polka together at the party!

  • Every summer, the townspeople polka at the annual festival.

  • She polkas beautifully at every event.

  • Every summer, the townspeople polka at the annual festival.

  • She learned how to polka from her grandparents in her childhood.

  • Let's polka together at the party!

Synonyms

to dance
vsto polka
∞ 1.0

To move your body in time to music

refers to one specific lively Central European style in fast duple time

Compounds

polka dot
18 2.7

A pattern of many evenly spaced round dots on clothes or fabric

How Lively

to polka
6.7
spin
104 1.1
twirl
15 2.7
to dance
∞ 1.0
to sway
77 2.4

Surface Forms

polka infinitive
polked past
polked past participle
polking present participle
polkas third person singular

Etymology

Polka as a verb comes from the name of the dance. People say the dance name may come from Czech půlka meaning 'half' for the quick 'half-step', or from a 'Polish woman' who made the dance popular. So to polka is to dance that lively step.