a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Word origin
C17: from French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot mountaineer, dweller in the Alps (where the dance originated), from gava goitre (widespread in the Alps), from Old Latin gaba (unattested) throat
gavotte in American English
(gəˈvɑt)
noun
1.
a 17th-cent. dance like the minuet, but faster and livelier
2.
the music for this, in 4/4 time
Also sp. gaˈvot
Word origin
Fr < Prov gavoto, dance of the Gavots, name used for a people of Hautes-Alpes, France, lit., boors, gluttons < gaver, to stuff, force-feed (poultry) < OProv gava, crop
Examples of 'gavotte' in a sentence
gavotte
They turned a stern test of horse and rider into a joyous gavotte of simple beauty.