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Polka vs Pooka - What's the difference?

polka | pooka |

As nouns the difference between polka and pooka

is that polka is a lively dance originating in Bohemia while pooka is a fairy that appears in animal form, often large. It appears only to some people.

As a verb polka

is to dance the polka.

polka

English

(wikipedia polka)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  • The music for this dance.

    • Derived terms

    * polka dot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance the polka.

    • Anagrams

    * English refractory feminine rhymes ----

    pooka

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fairy that appears in animal form, often large. It appears only to some people.
  • :The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

    • Usage notes

    Incorporated from Hawaiian into English by sailors in the US Navy as a name for a place (especially aboard a ship) to store or hide objects, or the action of storing an object in such a place.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "pooka")

    References

    * - the 1950 film.