lavolta

noun

la·​vol·​ta

ləˈvōltə,

-väl-

plural -s

: an early French couple dance characterized by pivoting and making high springs or bounds

Word History

Etymology

Italian la volta the lavolta, the turn, from la the (feminine of il, definite article, the, from Latin ille that one, that) + volta lavolta, turn, from voltare to turn, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin volvitare, frequentative of Latin volvere to roll

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