noun
also cha·con shäˈkȯn, sha-, shə-, shȧ-, -än, -ən, -ōn ; or cha·co·na chäˈkōnə
( -s )
Etymology: French & Spanish; French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, probably of imitative origin; from the sound of castanets used in the dance
: an old originally Spanish dance in moderate three-quarter measure resembling the slower passacaglia ; also : a musical composition with stress on the second beat and consisting typically of continuous variations based on a repeated succession of chords