English Explanatory Dictionary

passepied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A courtly dance, in triple time, from 17th-century France; a faster form of the minuet.

Pronunciation

/pæspiˈeɪ/

Word forms

passepied passepieds

Etymology

From French passepied.

Synonyms

passing measure passymeasure paspy
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