galop

English

noun
Definitions
  • A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
  • The music for a dance of this kind.

Etymology

Borrowed from French galop.

Origin

French

galop

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