promenade

See also Promenade

English

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Etymology

French promenade, from promener (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /prɔməˈnɑːd/, SAMPA: /prOm@"nA:d/
• (US) IPA: /prɔməˈneɪd/, SAMPA: /prOm@"neId/
• (UK) Rhymes: -ɑːd
• (US) Rhymes: -eɪd

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Noun

promenade (plural promenades)

1. Formal term for a prom, a dance.
2. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise.
   • 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 235:

     The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes.

3. A dance motion consisting of a walk done while square dancing.

Synonyms

• (a place to walk): esplanade

Translations

place to walk

Esperanto: promeno (eo) German: Promenade (de) f.

Polish: promenada (pl) f. Spanish: paseo (es) m. Volapük: spataveg (vo), (seaside) melaspataveg (vo)

Verb

promenade (third-person singular simple present promenades, present participle promenading, simple past and past participle promenaded)

1. To walk.
2. To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

Derived terms

• promenader (agent noun)

Translations

to walk

Armenian: զբոսնել (hy) (zbosnel) German: spazieren gehen (de)

Norwegian: gå tur, spasere, promenere

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʁɔm.nad/ X-SAMPA: /pROm.nad/

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Homophone: promenades

Noun

promenade f. (plural promenades)

1. walk; stroll (walk for enjoyment)