branle
See also: branlé
English
Etymology
From French branler (“to shake”);[1] see further at brawl, etymology 2.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑːl/, /ˈbɹɔːl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
- Rhymes: -ɑːl, -ɔːl, -ænl, -ænəl, -ɑl
- Hyphenation: bran‧le (when pronounced as two syllables)
Noun
branle (plural branles)
- A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
- Synonyms: brangle, bransle, (all obsolete) brantle
Alternative forms
- brawl
References
- “†branle, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1888.
Further reading
- branle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- brelan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃l/
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Noun
branle m (plural branles)
- shake (act of shaking)
- (slang) wank (act of masturbating)
- (nautical) a sailor's hammock on board a ship
Derived terms
- mettre en branle
Verb
branle
- inflection of branler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “branle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- brelan
Middle French
Alternative forms
- bransle
Noun
branle m (plural branles)
- branle (dance)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (branle, supplement)