redowa

[ red-uh-wuh, -vuh ]

/ ˈrɛd ə wə, -və /

noun

a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.

Nearby words

redoubt, redoubtable, redoubted, redound, redout, redowa, redox, redpoll, redraft, redraw, redress

Origin of redowa

1855–60; < French rédowa or German Redowa < Czech rejdovák, derivative of rejdovat to steer, wheel about

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Examples from the Web for redowa

The waltz, galop, redowa, and polka step can all be utilized in it.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
"Mademoiselle, you promised me the first redowa," and a young man took Noémi away.
Rene Mauperin|Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
We'll finish that redowa at Mrs. Humphrey's to-morrow night.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
Her perfumed skirts brushed him as she flew by in the redowa, but she never looked up.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters|May Agnes Fleming

Perhaps they are even dancing the polka and redowa in those airy, well-lighted rooms.
Life Without and Life Within|Margaret Fuller

British Dictionary definitions for redowa

redowa

/ (ˈrɛdəvə, -wə) /

noun

a Bohemian folk dance similar to the waltz

Word Origin for redowa

C19: via French and German from Czech rejdovák, from rejdovati to guide around

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