chaconne

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ʃəˈkɒn/, French: /ʃakɔn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sha kôn′, -kon′, shä-; Fr. sha kôn′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cha•conne  (sha kôn′, -kon′, shä-; Fr. sha kôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -connes 
    (-kônz′, -konz′; Fr. -kôn′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Music and Dancean ancient dance, probably of Spanish origin, in moderate triple meter.
  2. Music and Dancea musical form based on the continuous variation of a series of chords or of a ground bass.
  • Spanish chacona
  • French
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chaconne / ʃəˈkɒn ʃakɔn/
  1. a musical form consisting of a set of continuous variations upon a ground bass
    See also passacaglia
  2. a dance in slow triple time probably originating in Spain
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Spanish chacona, probably imitative of the castanet accompaniment
'chaconne' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
passacaglia

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