contredanse

English

Etymology

From French contredanse, itself from English country dance.

Noun

contredanse (countable and uncountable, plural contredanses)

1. A folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other.
2. The quadrille.
3. A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English country-dance, with assimilation of first element to contre-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.dɑ̃s/

• Audio:

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Noun

contredanse f (plural contredanses)

1. (archaic, dance) quadrille
2. fine; (parking) ticket

Descendants

• → English: contra dance, → contredanse
• → Spanish: contradanza

Further reading

• “contredanse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• décanterons