# galop

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
2. The music for a dance of this kind.

## Etymology
From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

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