BEGUINE

Meaning of BEGUINE in English

/ bəˈgiːn; NAmE / noun

a Caribbean dance similar to a foxtrot ; a piece of music for this dance

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from West Indian French , from French béguin infatuation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BEGUINE — I. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French Date: 15th century a member of one of various ascetic and philanthropic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEGUINE — I. ˈbāˌgēn, ˈbe-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; bəˈg- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle French, from Old French : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEGUINE — (n.) A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose …
Английский словарь Webster
BEGUINE — ( n. ) A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGUINE — /beg"een, bay"geen, beuh geen"/ , n. Rom. Cath. Ch. a member of a lay sisterhood, founded in Liège in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGUINE — /beuh geen"/ , n. 1. a dance in bolero rhythm that originated in Martinique. 2. a modern social dance based …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGUINE — n. type of South American dance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEGUINE — I. ˈbā-ˌgēn, ˌbā-ˈ noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French Date: 15th century : a member of one of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEGUINE — noun a woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the netherlands, and elsewhere, whose …
Webster English vocab
BEGUINE — [ beɪ'gi:n ] ■ noun a popular dance of Caribbean origin, similar to the foxtrot. Origin 1930s: from W. Ind. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEGUINE — [be.guine] n [AmerF beguine, fr. F beguin flirtation] (1935): a vigorous popular dance of the islands of Saint Lucia and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEGUINE — Beguine 'member of sisterhood' BrE AmE ˈbeɡ iːn ˈbeɪɡ-; bi ˈɡiːn, bə-, ˌbeɪ- ▷ Beguine|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEGUINE — beguine 'dance', 'music' BrE AmE bi ˈɡiːn bə- ▷ beguine|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEGUINE — n. 1 a popular dance of W. Indian origin. 2 its rhythm. [Amer. F f. F b÷guin infatuation]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEGUINE — n. 1 a popular dance of W. Indian origin. 2 its rhythm. [ Amer. F f. F béguin infatuation ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEGUINE — n.1 a popular dance of W. Indian origin. 2 its rhythm. Etymology: Amer. F f. F b{eacute}guin infatuation
Oxford English vocab
BEGUINE — бегуэн (танец, похожий на румбу)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — Бегуэн
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — Бегарды
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — n бегуэн ( танец, похожий на румбу )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEGUINE — (0) бегуэн
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BEGUINE — n бегуэн ( танец, похожий на румбу )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BEGUINE — n бегуэн ( танец, похожий на румбу )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — Бегарды
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — бегуэн (танец, похожий на румбу)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEGUINE — n. Pronunciation: bi- ' g ē n Function: noun Etymology: American French béguine, from French béguin flirtation Date: 1935 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BEGUINE — n. Pronunciation: ' b ā - ˌ g ē n, ˌ b ā - ' Function: noun Usage: often cap …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHAW, ARTIE — orig. Arthur Jacob Arshawsky born May 23, 1910, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 30, 2004, Newbury Park, Calif. U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
PORTER, COLE (ALBERT) — born June 9, 1891, Peru, Ind., U.S. died Oct. 15, 1964, Santa Monica, Calif. U.S. composer and lyricist. Porter was …
Английский словарь Британика
BIGGIN — I. noun or big·ging ˈbigə̇n ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bigginge, bigging, from biggen to build, dwell, inhabit + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BÉGUIN — bāgaⁿ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, hood of a beguine (influenced in meaning by s' embéguiner to become …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIGGIN — biggin 1 /big"in/ , n. Archaic. 1. a close-fitting cap worn esp. by children in the 16th and 17th centuries. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGUIN — /beg"in/ ; Fr. /be gaonn"/ , n. a Beghard. [ back formation from BEGUINE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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