redowa

[ red-uh-wuh, -vuh ]

/ ˈrɛd ə wə, -və /

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noun

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

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Origin of redowa

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

Words nearby redowa

redoubt, redoubtable, redoubted, redound, redout, redowa, redox, red packet, red-pencil, red pepper, red pine

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How to use redowa in a sentence

The waltz, galop, redowa, and polka step can all be utilized in it.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
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
The glide waltz, the redowa, the stately minuet, give only the slow and graceful motions.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
We'll finish that redowa at Mrs. Humphrey's to-morrow night.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

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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