Saraband Definition

sarəband
noun
A fast, erotic dance of the 1500s of Mexico and Spain.
American Heritage
A graceful, stately, slow Spanish dance in triple time, developed from an earlier lively dance.
Webster's New World
A stylized dance of this type used as a movement in a classical suite.
Webster's New World
The music for either of these dances.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Saraband

Noun

Singular:
saraband
Plural:
sarabands

Origin of Saraband

  • From French sarabande, Spanish zarabanda, from Persian [script?] (serbend, “a song").

    From Wiktionary

  • French sarabande from Spanish zarabanda

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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