kolo

[ koh-loh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ko·los.

a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.

kolo

/ ˈkəʊləʊ /

a Serbian folk dance in which a circle of people dance slowly around one or more dancers in the centre
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Origin of kolo¹

1910–15; < Serbo-Croatian kȍlo literally, circle, wheel

Origin of kolo¹

Serbian, from Old Slavonic: wheel; related to Old English hwēol wheel

A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.

In the men's ward a young man was pointed out to us who had been shot twice during a kolo dance in the arm and leg.

Post la kapo iris la kolo en ĝin, kaj baldaŭ la tuta korpo estis en la domo.

Secale cereale (Damash Sanaf Kolo) finds a limited consumption, mixed with other flour in bread.

This may be the child of Haina-kolo, for we know she has disappeared with her child.

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