courante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuːˈɹɑnt/, /kʊɹˈɑnt/
Rhymes: -ɑːnt

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

(music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
(music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Anagrams

cornuate, outrance

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃t/
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Adjective

courante

feminine singular of courant

Noun

courante f (plural courantes)

(slang) the runs (diarrhea)
courante (dance)
courante (music)

Synonyms

(diarrhea): chiasse

Descendants

→ English: courante
→ Russian: кура́нты pl (kuránty)

Further reading

“courante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

écrouant, encroûta, outrance

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