kolo

[ koh-loh ]

/ ˈkoʊ loʊ /

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noun, plural ko·los.

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

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Origin of kolo

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

Words nearby kolo

Kollywood, Kolmar, Kolmogorov, Köln, Kol Nidre, kolo, koloa, Kolomna, Kolozsvár, Kolpino, Kolwezi

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How to use kolo in a sentence

A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.
The Land of the Black Mountain|Reginald Wyon
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.
The Land of the Black Mountain|Reginald Wyon
Post la kapo iris la kolo en ĝin, kaj baldaŭ la tuta korpo estis en la domo.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto|Ivy Kellerman Reed
Secale cereale (Damash Sanaf Kolo) finds a limited consumption, mixed with other flour in bread.
The Highlands of Ethiopia|William Cornwallis Harris

This may be the child of Haina-kolo, for we know she has disappeared with her child.
Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology)|W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt

British Dictionary definitions for kolo

kolo

/ (ˈkəʊləʊ) /

noun plural -los

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

Word Origin for kolo

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

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