# aubade

> English word · Noun · IPA /əʊˈbɑːd/

## Definitions
1. A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.
2. A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.
3. A concert held at dawn or in the morning, especially outdoors.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *albʰós
Borrowed from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Old Spanish albada (“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”), from alba (“dawn”), from Vulgar Latin *alba (“dawn; sunrise”), from Latin albus (“bright, clear; white”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aubade