| 释义 |
ga·votte
I. noun
also ga·vot \gəˈvät, usu -äd.+V\
(-s)
Etymology: French gavotte, from Middle French, from Old Provençal gavoto, from gavot Alpine dweller, from gava crop, goiter
1. : a dance of French peasant origin characterized by the raising rather than sliding of the feet
2. : a French dance tune in moderately quick 4/4 time comprised of two sections each of which is repeated and always beginning on the third beat
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to dance a gavotte |