polonaise

See also: Polonaise

Contents

English

Alternative forms

• (woman's dress): polonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪz

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.

Translations

dance

• Catalan: polonesa (ca) f
• Czech: polonéza
• Finnish: poloneesi
• 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
• Greek: πολωνέζα (el) f (polonéza)
• Irish: polannach m

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lɔ.nɛz/

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Adjective

polonaise

1. feminine singular of polonais

   Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.

   My wife is half Polish, half German.