ga·votte 
(gə-vŏt)
(gə-vŏt)n.
1. A French peasant dance of Baroque origin in moderately quick duple meter.
2. The music for this dance.
[French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot, native of the Alps, possibly from gava, crop of a bird, from Vulgar Latin *gaba, gullet, throat.]
ga·votte v.