Definition of polka

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pol·ka    (plk, pk) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia and performed by couples.
2. Music for this dance, having duple meter.

VERB:
intr.
pol·kaed, pol·ka·ing, pol·kas

To dance the polka.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Czech, probably from Polish, from Polka, Polish woman, feminine of Polak, Pole; see pel-² in Indo-European roots