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lavolta

lavolta noun: an ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.

Noun

lavolta (plural lavoltas)

  1. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
    • Orlando, it is true, was none of those who tread lightly the coranto and lavolta; he was clumsy; and a little absent-minded.1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, London: The Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished as Orlando: A Biography (eBook no. 0200331h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, July 2015

Forms of lavolta

plurallavoltas

Origin of lavolta

From Italian la volta (“the turn, turning, whirl”) and the French la volte (circular movement). Compare volt (“circular tread of a horse”), volta.

Questions about lavolta

What does lavolta mean?
Lavolta means an ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
What part of speech is lavolta?
Lavolta is a noun.
What is the plural of lavolta?
The plural of lavolta is lavoltas.

Words near lavolta in the dictionary

  1. Lavoies
  2. Lavoisierian
  3. lavoisierite
  4. lavoisium
  5. lavolt
  6. lavolta
  7. lavoltas
  8. lavoltidine
  9. lavolts
  10. Lavongai
  11. Lavonia

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