noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A slow, stately Baroque dance.
2. 2
   The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.

Synonyms

All synonyms

passacaglia

Etymology

From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque txukun (“pretty”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.