polka
Spanish, noun/ˈpolka/
polka is spelled P-O-L-K-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polka is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “polka” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Baile muy animado, de origen bohemio y muy popular en el norte de México”.
What does polka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolka
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Baile muy animado, de origen bohemio y muy popular en el norte de México.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polka
- polkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polka?
- /ˈpolka/
- [ˈpol.ka]
- [ˈpolka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is polka in Spanish?
polka appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).