|rigə|dün noun
or ri·gau·don rēgȯdōⁿ
( plural rigadoons -ünz ; or rigaudons -ōⁿ)
Etymology: French rigaudon, rigodon, perhaps from the name Rigaud
1. : a lively dance performed with a jumping step and popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
2. : the music for the rigadoon usually in spirited duple or quadruple time