English Explanatory Dictionary

rigadoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quickstep dance for two people.
  2. The music for this dance.
  3. Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment.

Word forms

rigadoon rigadoons

Etymology

Anglicized from French rigaudon. Ultimate origin unknown; perhaps related to Hebrew ריקודים or Arabic رقص.

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