gavotte

ga·votte  (g-vt)

n.

1. A French peasant dance of Baroque origin in moderately quick duple meter.

2. Music for this dance.

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[French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot, native of the Alps, possibly from gava, crop of a bird, from Vulgar Latin *gaba, gullet, throat.]

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ga·votte v.

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gavotte, gavot [gəˈvɒt]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) an old formal dance in quadruple time

2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

[from French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot mountaineer, dweller in the Alps (where the dance originated), from gava goitre (widespread in the Alps), from Old Latin gaba (unattested) throat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gavotte - an old formal French dance in quadruple time social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
	2.	gavotte - music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte dance music - music to dance to

Translations

gavotte [gəˈvɒt] N → gavota f

gavotte

n → Gavotte f