n.
Variant: or sar · a · bande
Pronunciation: ' sa-r ə - ˌ band
Function: noun
Etymology: French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda
Date: 1616
1 : a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries resembling the minuet
2 : the music for the saraband in slow triple time with accent on the second beat