bourrée

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English

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Etymology

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From French bourrée.

Noun

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bourrée (plural bourrées)

  1. A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
  2. A piece of music in character with such a dance.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 309:
      Stationed just outside the main gate, the band is hammering away at ‘Rule Britannia’ and the bourrée from the ‘Royal Fireworks Music.’

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Verb

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bourrée (third-person singular simple present bourrées, present participle bourréeing, simple past and past participle bourréed)

  1. To perform this dance.
    • 1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
      As a physical presence, nevertheless, he can bourree with the best of them and packs a mean port-de-bras.

French

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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bourrée f sg

  1. feminine singular of bourré

Adjective

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bourrée

  1. feminine singular of bourré

Noun

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bourrée f (plural bourrées)

  1. (music) bourrée
  2. (now rare) faggot (bundle of sticks); torch

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