polonaise
French, noun
polonaise is spelled P-O-L-O-N-A-I-S-E (9 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written French, the 11,928th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polonaise is a French feminine noun meaning “polonaise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of polonais. With a capital, Polonaise is a different word: “female equivalent of Polonais”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Type de danse réputé originaire de Pologne”.
What does polonaise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolonaise
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of polonais
Ma femme est moitié polonaise, moitié allemande.
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Polonais
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitante de la Pologne ; ou femme qui en est originaire.
noun: 1. Type de danse réputé originaire de Pologne. 2. Musique à trois temps sur laquelle on exécute cette danse, et dont on a fait des chansons et des morceaux de musique instrumentale. 3. Redingote à brandebourgs. 4. Raclée, correction.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polonaise
- polonaises plural
- Polonaises plural
- Polonais masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to polonaise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polonaise in French?
polonaise appears 4.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).