gavot
Variant of gavotte
gavotte
definition
ga·votte (gə vät′)
noun
- a 17th-cent. dance like the minuet, but faster and livelier
- the music for this, in 4/4 time
Etymology: Fr < Prov gavoto, dance of the Gavots, name used for a people of Hautes-Alpes, France, lit., boors, gluttons < gaver, to stuff, force-feed (poultry) < OProv gava, crop
Also sp. gavot ga·vot′
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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