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- French · derived frombranler“to shake”
- English todaybranle
From French branler (“to shake”); see further at brawl, etymology 2.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
branle
bran·leToday it means: A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance. Full definition →
French branler