GIGUE

jig, gigue

(noun) music in three-four time for dancing a jig

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gigue (plural gigues)

an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

Anagrams

• guige

Source: Wiktionary


Gigue (zheg), n. [F.]

Definition: A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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