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pol·ka

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NOUN:

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

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

To dance the polka.

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

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