How to pronounce farandole
American English pronunciation
FAIR-un-dohl
- IPA
- /ˈfɛɹənˌdoʊl/
- Syllables
- FAIR · un · dohl (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What farandole means
A lively dance where people hold hands in a long, winding line
In a sentence: At the village fair, everyone joined the farandole and snaked between the stalls.
Where it comes from: It came into English from French, which took it from Provençal, the old language of southern France.
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