branle

See also: branlé

English

Etymology

From French branler (“to shake”); see further at brawl, etymology 2.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑːl/, /ˈbɹɔːl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl, -ɔːl, -ænl, -ænəl, -ɑl
• Hyphenation: bran‧le (when pronounced as two syllables)

Noun

branle (plural branles)

1. A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.

   Synonyms: brangle, bransle, (all obsolete) brantle

Alternative forms

• brawl

Further reading

• branle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• brelan

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃l/

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Noun

branle m (plural branles)

1. shake (act of shaking)
2. (slang) wank (act of masturbating)
3. (nautical) a sailor's hammock on board a ship

Derived terms

• mettre en branle

Verb

branle

1. inflection of branler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “branle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• brelan

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bransle

Noun

branle m (plural branles)

1. branle (dance)

References

• Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “branle”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.