galop.
A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
Meaning & usage
A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
The music for a dance of this kind.
Where this word comes from
From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.
To dance the galop.
Where this word comes from
From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.