ləˈvōltə, -väl- noun
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Etymology: Italian la volta the lavolta, the turn, from la the (feminine of il, definite article, the, from Latin ille that one, that) + volta lavolta, turn, from voltare to turn, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin volvitare, freq. of Latin volvere to roll — more at lariat , voluble
: an early French couple dance characterized by pivoting and making high springs or bounds