chaconne

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/ʃəˈkɒn/

noun

A slow, stately Baroque dance.

OriginFrench chaconne ← Spanish chacona ← Basque txukun →
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Meanings

nounchaconne (plural chaconnes)

plural chaconnes

  1. A slow, stately Baroque dance.
  2. entertainmentThe music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.

Origin

  1. Basquetxukun“pretty”
  2. Spanishchacona
  3. Frenchchaconne
  4. Englishchaconne

From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque txukun (“pretty”).

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APA

chaconne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaconne

MLA

“chaconne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaconne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaconne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaconne.

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