"rigadoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rigadoons [plural]
Etymology: From French rigaudon. Ultimate origin unknown; perhaps related to Hebrew ריקודים or Arabic رقص. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|rigaudon}} French rigaudon Head templates: {{en-noun}} rigadoon (plural rigadoons)
  1. (dance) A quickstep dance for two people. Categories (topical): Dance, Dances
    Sense id: en-rigadoon-en-noun-Tyqj7D-Y Disambiguation of Dances: 51 23 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 44 4 52 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (music) The music for this dance. Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (dance): rigodón [masculine] (Spanish), rigudon (Tagalog) Translations (music): rigodón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rigadoon-en-noun-V8NJvGN9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'dance': 42 58 0 Disambiguation of 'music': 21 79 0
  3. (historical) Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-rigadoon-en-noun-0bZU2LAH Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 5 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 18 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 2 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 44 4 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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