English Explanatory Dictionary

galop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
  2. The music for a dance of this kind.
verb
  1. To dance the galop.

Word forms

galop galops galoping galopping galoped galopped

Etymology

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

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