minuet
noun /ˌmɪnjuˈet/
/ˌmɪnjuˈet/
- a slow formal dance that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc2Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French menuet, ‘fine, delicate’, diminutive (used as a noun) of menu ‘small’.