polonaise

See also: Polonaise

English

a polonaise

Alternative forms

• (woman's dress): polonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪz
• IPA^(key): /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/

Noun

polonaise (plural polonaises)

1. (dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
2. (music) Music for this dance.
3. A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
4. A short overcoat bordered with fur.
5. (cooking) A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
6. Synonym of Polish bed

Translations

dance

• Bulgarian: полонеза (bg) f (poloneza)
• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• Czech: polonéza
• Finnish: poloneesi
• French: polonaise (fr) f
• German: Polonäse f, Polonaise (de) f
• Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
• Hungarian: polonéz (hu)

• Irish: polanáis f, polannach m
• Italian: polacca (it) f
• Japanese: ポロネーズ (poronēzu)
• Polish: polonez (pl) m
• Portuguese: polonesa
• Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)

music for this dance

• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• French: polonaise (fr) f
• Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
• Irish: polannach m

• Polish: polonez (pl) m
• Russian: полоне́з (ru) m (polonɛ́z)

woman's dress

• Polish: poloneska f

Verb

polonaise (third-person singular simple present polonaises, present participle polonaising, simple past and past participle polonaised)

1. (intransitive) To dance the polonaise.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lɔ.nɛz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛz

Adjective

polonaise

1. feminine singular of polonais

   Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.

   My wife is half Polish, half German.

Noun

polonaise f (plural polonaises)

1. polonaise

   Synonym: polacca

Further reading

• “polonaise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).