courante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːˈɹɑnt/, /kʊɹˈɑnt/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnt

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

1. (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
2. (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Anagrams

• cornuate, outrance

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃t/

• Audio:

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Adjective

courante

1. feminine singular of courant

Noun

courante f (plural courantes)

1. (slang) the runs (diarrhea)
2. courante (dance)
3. courante (music)

Synonyms

(diarrhea): chiasse

Descendants

• → English: courante
• → Russian: кура́нты pl (kuránty)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• écrouant, encroûta, outrance