GAVOTTE


Meaning of GAVOTTE in English

[ga.votte] n [F, fr. MF, fr. OProv gavato, fr. gavot Alpine dweller] (1696) 1: a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet

2: a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick 4/4 time -- gavotte vi

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