gavotte

ga·votte

 (gə-vŏt′)

n.

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

2. The 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

(ɡəˈvɒt) or

gavot

n

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

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

[C17: 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]

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ga•votte

(gəˈvɒt)

n.

1. an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter.

2. a piece of instumental music in the rhythm of the gavotte.

[1690–1700; < French < Occitan gavoto a mountaineer of Provence]

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gavotte

A kind of folk dance originating from Gap, in the Haute- Alpes region fo France.

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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

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Translations

gavotte

[gəˈvɒt] N → gavota f

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gavotte

n → Gavotte f

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