"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, {{m|he|ריקודים}} ריקודים, {{m|ar|رقص}} رقص 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: 57 26 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 44 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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 6 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 9 52

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