coranto

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coranto

/kəˈɹæntəʊ/
/kəˈɹɑːntəʊ/

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From the French dance the courante, loosely translatable as the "running".

noun corantos · corantoes · corant

Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre. Luſtique, as the Dutchman ſaies: Ile like a maide the Better whil'ſt I haue a tooth in my head: why he's able to leade her a Carranto.
Similar: courante, courant
historical An early informational broadsheet, bringing together news and philosophical discussion. I am not foot-poaſt, / No pedlar of Aviſo's, no monopoliſt / Of forged Corantos, monger of Gazets.

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@misc{coranto_2026,
  title = {coranto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coranto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}