passepied
noun
passe·pied
päˈspyā
variants or less commonly paspy
ˈpaspē
plural passepieds
-ā(z)
also paspies -ēz
: a lively 17th and 18th century dance of French peasant origin resembling the minuet and beginning on the last beat of the measure
also : the music for this dance typically found in suites
Word History
Etymology
French passe-pied, from passer to pass + pied foot, from Latin ped-, pes