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gavotte

Meaningperson from the Upper Alps

Common meaning: French dance in moderate time

Journey through time

  1. ProvençalGavot‘person from the Upper Alps’source
  2. Old Frenchgavottesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsperson from the Upper Alps → French dance in moderate timegavotte‘French dance in moderate time’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Provençal Gavot ‘person from the Upper Alps’.

Roots

  • Gavot Provençal “person from the Upper Alps”

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