Meanings
nounsarabande (plural sarabandes)
plural sarabandes · alternative saraband · alternative sarabrand · alternative zarabanda
- danceA 16th-century Spanish dance.
- danceA stately Baroque dance in slow triple time.
- entertainmentThe music for either of these dances.
Origin
- Spanishzarabanda
- Frenchsarabande
- Englishsarabande
Borrowed from French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda.
More words from French, Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sarabanda
- sarabandaa 16th century Spanish dance
Dutch sarabande
- sarabandea 16th century Spanish dance
Finnish sarabande
- sarabandea 16th century Spanish dance
French sarabande
- sarabandea 16th century Spanish dance
German Sarabande
- Sarabandea 16th century Spanish dance
Russian сарабанда
- сарабанда (sarabanda)a 16th century Spanish dance
Spanish zarabanda
- zarabandaa 16th century Spanish dance
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APA
sarabande. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarabande
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“sarabande.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarabande. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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