aubade

Etymology

Borrowed from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Latin albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʊˈbɑːd/

Noun

aubade (plural aubades)

1. A song or poem greeting or evoking the dawn.
2. A morning love song; a song of lovers parting in the morning.

See also

• serenade
• nocturne

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.bad/

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Noun

aubade f (plural aubades)

1. aubade (song; poem)
2. aubade (love song)

Further reading

• “aubade” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).