courante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

(music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
(music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Anagrams

cornuate, outrance

French

Adjective

courante

feminine singular of courant

Noun

courante f (plural courantes)

(slang) the runs (diarrhea).
courante (dance)
courante (music)

Synonyms

(diarrhea): chiasse

Further reading

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

Anagrams

écrouant, encroûta, outrance

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