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carmagnole

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌkɑːmənˈjəʊl/
  • US: /ˈkɑɹmənˌjoʊl/
  • rhymes with -əʊl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

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History

Etymology

18th-century, borrowed from French carmagnole, named after Carmagnole, the French name of the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.