aubade
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aubade
- /əʊˈbɑːd/ UK
- /-ˈbæd/ UK
- /oʊˈbɑd/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːd, -æd
Where it comes from
PIE word
*albʰós
Borrowed from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Old Spanish albada (“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”), from alba (“dawn”), from Vulgar Latin *alba (“dawn; sunrise”), from Latin albus (“bright, clear; white”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).
noun aubades
- A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning. And there he lingered till the crowing cock, / The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock, / Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear, / To tell the sleeping world that dawn was near.
- A morning love song, or a song of lovers parting in the morning.
- A concert held at dawn or in the morning, especially outdoors.
Translations
Talk about this word "aubade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aubade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aubade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aubade "aubade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aubade.Cite this
@misc{aubade_2026,
title = {aubade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aubade},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
