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English
Etymology
18th-century, borrowed from French carmagnole, named after Carmagnole, the French name of the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.
Pronunciation
Noun
carmagnole (plural carmagnoles)
- (historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
1903, John Coleman, Charles Reade As I Knew Him:dancing a devil's dance to the diabolical music of the carmagnole
- (clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
- (archaic) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)A bombastic report from the French armies.
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French
Etymology
Named after Carmagnole, the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma.ɲɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɔl
- Hyphenation: car‧ma‧gnole
Noun
carmagnole f (plural carmagnoles)
- (historical, clothing) carmagnole (short jacket fashionable during the French Revolution)
- (historical) carmagnole (lively song and street dance)
- (archaic) an old variety of apple
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