First Known Use: 1863
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farandole
noun far·an·dole \ˈfer-ən-ˌdōl, ˈfa-rən-\
Definition of FARANDOLE
1
: a lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands, form a chain, and follow a leader through a serpentine course
2
: music in sextuple time for a farandole
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Origin of FARANDOLE
French farandole, from Occitan farandoulo
Rhymes with FARANDOLE
aureole, banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole
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