kolo

noun

ko·​lo ˈkō-(ˌ)lō 

plural kolos

: a central European folk dance in which dancers form a circle and progress slowly to right or left while one or more dancers perform elaborate steps in the center

Examples of kolo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Core class components include a play-fighting series of movements called hakoko, a crawling series called kolo, a dynamic-tension series using laau, or long wooden sticks, and an intense battle ropes conditioning series. —Margaux Lushing, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Serbian & Croatian, literally, circle, wheel; akin to Greek kyklos circle — more at wheel

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above