"gavotte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gavottes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”), literally “glutton, boor,” from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|prv|gavoto||dance of the mountain people}} Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), {{der|en|pro|Gavot||Alp native}} Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”), {{der|en|oc-pro-old|gava||crop}} Old Provençal gava (“crop”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gavotte (plural gavottes)
  1. A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time. Categories (topical): Dances Translations (French dance): գավոտ (gavot) (Armenian), gavota [feminine] (Czech), gavotte [feminine] (French), gawot [masculine] (Polish), гаво́т (gavót) [masculine] (Russian), gavott [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gavotte-en-noun-JdVIczuS Disambiguation of Dances: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30

Verb

Forms: gavottes [present, singular, third-person], gavotting [participle, present], gavotted [participle, past], gavotted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”), literally “glutton, boor,” from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|prv|gavoto||dance of the mountain people}} Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), {{der|en|pro|Gavot||Alp native}} Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”), {{der|en|oc-pro-old|gava||crop}} Old Provençal gava (“crop”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gavotte (third-person singular simple present gavottes, present participle gavotting, simple past and past participle gavotted)
  1. To perform this dance. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-gavotte-en-verb-2HagDhSD Disambiguation of Dances: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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