"polka-dot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polka-dots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} polka-dot (plural polka-dots)
  1. Alternative form of polka dot Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: polka dot
    Sense id: en-polka-dot-en-noun-N7jUdLDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Forms: polka-dots [present, singular, third-person], polka-dotting [participle, present], polka-dotted [participle, past], polka-dotted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} polka-dot (third-person singular simple present polka-dots, present participle polka-dotting, simple past and past participle polka-dotted)
  1. Alternative form of polka dot Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: polka dot
    Sense id: en-polka-dot-en-verb-N7jUdLDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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