kolo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkoʊloʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkəʊləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”).
Meanings
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A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.
As we came to this promenade […] we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance.
1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 660:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kolos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
sh ко̏ло (national folk dance) · pl kolo (national folk dance) · hu kóló (national folk dance) · sl kolo (national folk dance) · sh kȍlo (national folk dance)