/ ˈpɒlkə; NAmE ˈpoʊlkə/ noun
a fast dance for two people together that was popular in the 19th century; a piece of music for this dance
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via French and German from Czech půlka half-step, from půl half.
/ ˈpɒlkə; NAmE ˈpoʊlkə/ noun
a fast dance for two people together that was popular in the 19th century; a piece of music for this dance
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via French and German from Czech půlka half-step, from půl half.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005