polonaise

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
polonaise /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/

▶noun

• 1 a slow dance of Polish origin in triple time, stately and processional in character.

  ■ a piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm.

• 2 historical a woman's dress with a tight bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards, looped up to show a decorative underskirt.

▶adjective (of a dish, especially a vegetable dish) garnished with chopped hard-boiled egg yolk, breadcrumbs, and parsley.

– origin C18: from Fr., fem. of polonais ‘Polish’.