polonaise

pol·o·naise

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-uh-neyz, poh-luh-]
- /ˌpɒl əˈneɪz, ˌpoʊ lə-/
- /ˌpɒ.lə.ˈneɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-uh-neyz, poh-luh-]
- /ˌpɒl əˈneɪz, ˌpoʊ lə-/

Definitions of polonaise word

noun polonaise a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples. 1
noun polonaise a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, such a dance. 1
noun polonaise Also, polonese [pol-uh-neez, -nees, poh-luh-] /ˌpɒl əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌpoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA). a coatlike outer dress, combining bodice and cutaway overskirt, worn in the late 18th century over a separate skirt. 1
noun polonaise Polish dance music 1
noun polonaise Polish dance 1
noun polonaise woman's dress 1

See all 12 definitions of polonaise

Information block about the term

Origin of polonaise

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

1765-75; < French, feminine of polonais Polish, equivalent to Polon- (< Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ais -ese

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Polonaise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Polonaise

polonaise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

polonaise usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer