a graceful, stately, slow Spanish dance in triple time, developed from an earlier lively dance
2.
a stylized dance of this type used as a movement in a classical suite
Word origin
Fr sarabande < Sp zarabanda < ?
saraband in American English
(ˈsærəˌbænd)
noun
1.
a slow, stately Spanish dance, esp. of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance
2.
a piece of music for or using the rhythm of this dance, usually forming one of the movements in the classical suite and following the courante
Also: sarabande
Word origin
[1610–20; ‹ F sarabande ‹ Sp zarabanda, perh. ‹ Ar sarband a kind of dance ‹ Pers]This word is first recorded in the period 1610–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camber, integration, objective, telescope, vibrate