GAVOTTE


Meaning of GAVOTTE in English

n.

Pronunciation: g ə - ' vät

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan gavato, from gavot Alpine dweller

Date: 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 intransitive verb

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