allemande
noun
al·le·mande ˈa-lə-ˌman(d) 
-mən,
-ˌmänd,
senses 1 & 2a also ˌa-lə-ˈman(d),
-ˈmänd
often capitalized
1
: a musical composition or movement (as in a baroque suite) in moderate tempo and duple or quadruple time
2
a
: a 17th and 18th century court dance developed in France from a German folk dance
b
: a dance step with arms interlaced
Word History
Etymology
French, from feminine of allemand German
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1