min ‧ u ‧ et /ˌmɪnjuˈet/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: menuet , from Old French menu 'small' ; ⇨ ↑ minute 2 ]
a slow dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, or a piece of music for this dance
min ‧ u ‧ et /ˌmɪnjuˈet/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: menuet , from Old French menu 'small' ; ⇨ ↑ minute 2 ]
a slow dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, or a piece of music for this dance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012