polka
noun
a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.
polkas
Example Sentences
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A self-described Yankovic fan who listens to his polkas while working out, Radcliffe and Yankovic found themselves in many ways simpatico.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Alfred sat in his room, wheezing away on his accordion, diddling its buttons, dutifully memorizing polkas and waltzes and marches and the “Mexican Hat Dance.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
How a symphonic orchestra would work with norteño, which is built around bouncing polkas and fast-paced accordion riffs, was a lingering question as cellists filed onto the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2018
The crowd claps and cheers as they perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss, and Eritrea's national anthem.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2016
I sift through old 78 polkas with beribboned women smiling at me from the album covers.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
