gavotte

French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”), literally “glutton, boor,” from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s.[1]

• Rhymes: -ɒt

gavotte (plural gavottes)

1. A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.

gavotte (third-person singular simple present gavottes, present participle gavotting, simple past and past participle gavotted)

1. To perform this dance.
   • 1972, Carly Simon (lyrics and music), “You're so Vain” (0:36 from the start)‎ (audio recording), performed by Carly Simon, Rhino/Elektra, published 2017:

     You had one eye in the mirror as / you watched yourself gavotte / And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner / They'd be your partner, and / You're so vain

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.vɔt/

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gavotte f (plural gavottes)

1. gavotte

• “gavotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

gavotte f

1. plural of gavotta

• gettavo