gigue
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gigue
- /ʒiːɡ/
Rhymes with -iːɡ
Where it comes from
From French gigue. Doublet of jig.
noun gigues
- An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). […] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals
Talk about this word "gigue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gigue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gigue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gigue "gigue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gigue.
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@misc{gigue_2026,
title = {gigue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gigue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
