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sarabande

sarabande noun: a 16th-century Spanish dance.

Noun

sarabande (plural sarabandes)

  1. A 16th-century Spanish dance.
  2. A stately Baroque dance in slow triple time.
  3. The music for either of these dances.

Forms of sarabande

pluralsarabandes
alternative formsaraband
alternative formsarabrand
alternative formzarabanda

Origin of sarabande

Borrowed from French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda.

Questions about sarabande

What does sarabande mean?
Sarabande means a 16th-century Spanish dance.
What part of speech is sarabande?
Sarabande is a noun.
What is the plural of sarabande?
The plural of sarabande is sarabandes.

Words near sarabande in the dictionary

  1. saraad
  2. saraads
  3. Sarabaite
  4. Sarabaites
  5. saraband
  6. sarabande
  7. sarabandes
  8. sarabands
  9. sarabat stall
  10. sarabat stalls
  11. sarabauite

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