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musette

musette

8.2
Lively French dance music for dancing at festivals
  • noun
  • /mjuˈzɛt/
translation icon : museta
  • She danced to the lively musette at the festival.

Examples

  • He carried a musette during the race.

  • The cyclist grabbed a musette filled with snacks during the race.

  • He bought a vintage musette to use as a stylish shoulder bag.

  • The musette was filled with snacks and water.

  • The cyclist always carries a musette to store his snacks and tools during long rides.

  • She wore a stylish musette while exploring the city, making it both practical and fashionable.

  • During the concert, the lively musette music got everyone dancing and enjoying the evening.

Synonyms

dance music
vsmusette
16 1.4

Music with a strong beat that people dance to at parties

is a specific lively French style rather than general rhythmic party tunes
shoulder bag
vsmusette
5 1.3

A bag with a long strap that you wear on one shoulder

is smaller and worn by riders or soldiers rather than for large everyday carry

Compounds

musette pipe
9.9

A small wind instrument like a simple oboe used in French folk and classical music

Surface Forms

musette singular
musettes plural

Etymology

Musette began as the name for a small French bagpipe and then became the name of a small shoulder bag, because -ette means 'small' and the word kept its 'little bag' idea. That's why today a musette can be the small bag cyclists grab during a race or the cheerful dance music from France.