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gavotte

(gə vät′)

noun

a 17th-cent. dance like the minuet, but faster and livelier
the music for this, in 4/4 time

Origin: 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

See gavotte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A French peasant dance of Baroque origin in moderately quick duple meter.
Music for this dance.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Provençal gavoto

Origin: , from gavot, native of the Alps

Origin: , possibly from gava, crop of a bird

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *gaba, gullet, throat

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ga·votteˈ verb

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