menuet

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English

Noun

menuet (plural menuets)

  1. (obsolete or in French contexts) Alternative form of minuet (type of dance)

French

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Etymology

From Old French menuet ‘small, delicate’, from menu + diminutive suffix -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

menuet m (plural menuets)

  1. minuet

Descendants

  • English: minuet
  • Polish: menuet
  • Spanish: minué

Further reading

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French menuet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈnu.ɛt/
  • Rhymes: -uɛt
  • Syllabification: me‧nu‧et

Noun

menuet m animal (diminutive menuecik)

  1. minuet (slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance)
  2. (music) minuet (music accompanying the dance)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • menuet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • menuet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French menuet.

Noun

menuet n (plural menuete)

  1. minuet

Declension