First Known Use: 1696
Dictionary
gavotte
noun ga·votte \gə-ˈvät\
Definition of GAVOTTE
1
: a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet
2
: a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick 4⁄4 time
— gavotte intransitive verb
See gavotte defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of GAVOTTE
French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan gavato, from gavot Alpine dweller
Rhymes with GAVOTTE
à droite, allot, a lot, ascot, a shot, Banat, bank shot, besot, big shot, black rot, black spot, blind spot, bloodshot, bowknot, boycott, brown rot, buckshot, bullshot, cachepot, calotte, cheap shot, chip shot, crackpot, Crock-Pot, culotte, dashpot, despot, dogtrot, dovecote, draw shot, dreadnought, drop shot, drylot, dry rot, dunk shot, ear rot, earshot, ergot, eyeshot, eyespot, feedlot, fiat, firepot, fleshpot, foot rot, foul shot, fox-trot, fusspot, fylfot, garrote, grapeshot, G-spot, gunshot, half-knot, have-not, highspot, hotchpot, hot pot, hotshot, ikat, jackpot, job lot, jog trot, jump shot, Kalat, Korat, kumquat, leaf spot, long shot, loquat, love knot, manat, marplot, moon shot, motmot, mug shot, nightspot, odd lot, one-shot, Pequot, Pol Pot, potshot, Rabat, red-hot, reef knot, ring spot, robot, root knot, root rot, sandlot, set shot, sexpot, Shabbat, Shebat, sheepcote, slap shot, slingshot, slipknot, slungshot, snapshot, soft rot, soft spot, somewhat, split shot, square knot, stinkpot, stockpot, subplot, sunspot, sweet spot, sword knot, teapot, tin-pot, topknot, tosspot, try-pot, upshot, wainscot, warm spot, whatnot, white-hot, woodlot, wood shot, wrist shot
Learn More About GAVOTTE
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: gaw (noun)Previous Word in the Dictionary: GaviiformesAll Words Near: gavotte
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up gavotte? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).