gavotte
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gavotte
Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s.
noun gavottes
- A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
verb gavottes · gavotting · gavotted
- To perform this dance. You had one eye in the mirror as / you watched yourself gavotte / And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner / They'd be your partner, and / You're so vain
Translations
Talk about this word "gavotte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gavotte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gavotte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gavotte "gavotte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gavotte.Cite this
@misc{gavotte_2026,
title = {gavotte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gavotte},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
