polka
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pol·ka /ˈpɒlkə, ˈpəʊlkə $ ˈpoʊlkə/ noun [countable] APDa very quick simple dance for people dancing in pairs, or a piece of music for this dance 波尔卡舞（曲） —polka verb [intransitive]
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polka• The orchestra was playing a polka and the audience tapped their feet in time to the rhythm.• His pulse was a distant polka retreating into the unknown.• The Fifties polka dot is also resurrected in a variety of vibrant pinks and purples.• Between them they invented a sort of polka, in which their feet did not get too mixed up.• A perennial favourite, the polka dot gets a new lease of life in bold emerald green and brilliant white.Origin polka (1800-1900) French and German, from Czech pulka “half-step”, from pul “half”pol·ka nounChineseSyllable
very simple for a quick dance Corpus people
polka
pol‧ka /ˈpɒlkə, ˈpəʊlkə $ ˈpoʊlkə/
noun [countable]
—polka verb [intransitive]
pol‧ka /ˈpɒlkə, ˈpəʊlkə $ ˈpoʊlkə/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: and German, from Czech pulka 'half-step', from pul 'half'
a very quick simple dance for people dancing in pairs, or a piece of music for this danceLanguage: French
Origin: and German, from Czech pulka 'half-step', from pul 'half'
—polka verb [intransitive]