lavolta

English

Etymology

From Italian la volta (“the turn, turning, whirl”) and the French la volte (circular movement). Compare volt (“circular tread of a horse”), volta.

Noun

lavolta (plural lavoltas)

1. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
   • 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando: A Biography, London: The Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished as Orlando: A Biography (eBook no. 0200331h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, July 2015:

     Orlando, it is true, was none of those who tread lightly the coranto and lavolta; he was clumsy; and a little absent-minded.

References

• Noah Webster (1828) “lavolta”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.

Finnish

Noun

lavolta

1. ablative singular of lapo ('rakeful of hay')