Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigue

/ʒiːɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: gigue
IPA: /ʒiːɡ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"[…] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots."

Etymology

From French gigue. Doublet of jig.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gigue

Inflected Forms

gigues (plural)

Synonyms

jig

Rhymes With

league fatigue intrigue beeg feague fainaigue brigue tweague

Questions

How do you pronounce gigue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʒiːɡ/.
What does gigue mean?: An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
Where does gigue come from?: It is traced to French.

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