polonaise
See also: Polonaise
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (woman's dress): polonese
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -eɪz
NounEdit
polonaise (plural polonaises)
- (dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- (music) Music for this dance.
- A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
- A short overcoat bordered with fur.
- (cooking) A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
- Synonym of Polish bed
TranslationsEdit
dance
music for this dance
VerbEdit
polonaise (third-person singular simple present polonaises, present participle polonaising, simple past and past participle polonaised)
- (intransitive) To dance the polonaise.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
polonaise
- feminine singular of polonais
- Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.
- My wife is half Polish, half German.
- Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.
NounEdit
polonaise f (plural polonaises)