bourrée
/bʊˈreɪ/
bourrée noun: a baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
Noun
bourrée (plural bourrées)
- A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
- A piece of music in character with such a dance.
- Stationed just outside the main gate, the band is hammering away at ‘Rule Britannia’ and the bourrée from the ‘Royal Fireworks Music.’1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 309
Verb
bourrée (third-person singular simple present bourrées, present participle bourréeing, simple past and past participle bourréed)
- To perform this dance.
- As a physical presence, nevertheless, he can bourree with the best of them and packs a mean port-de-bras.1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16
Forms of bourrée
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bourrées |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bourrées |
| present participle | bourréeing |
| past participle | bourréed |
| past | bourréed |
Origin of bourrée
Borrowed from French bourrée.
Questions about bourrée
- What does bourrée mean?
- Bourrée means a baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
- What part of speech is bourrée?
- Bourrée can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bourrée?
- Bourrée is pronounced /bʊˈreɪ/.
- What is the plural of bourrée?
- The plural of bourrée is bourrées.
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