"chaconne" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃəˈkɒn/ Forms: chaconnes [plural]
Etymology: From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque chucun (“pretty”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chaconne}} French chaconne, {{der|en|es|chacona}} Spanish chacona, {{der|en|eu|chucun||pretty}} Basque chucun (“pretty”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaconne (plural chaconnes)
  1. A slow, stately Baroque dance.
    Sense id: en-chaconne-en-noun-HjHknyCQ
  2. (music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme. Categories (topical): Music, Dances
    Sense id: en-chaconne-en-noun-4dnejeTS Disambiguation of Dances: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 86 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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