passepied

English

Etymology

From French passepied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæspiˈeɪ/

Noun

passepied (plural passepieds)

1. A courtly dance, in triple time, from 17th-century France; a faster form of the minuet.

Synonyms

• passing measure
• passymeasure
• paspy

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.pje/ ~ /pɑs.pje/

Noun

passepied m (plural passepieds)

1. passepied

Further reading

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