different between chaconne vs chaconine

chaconne

English

Etymology

From French chaconne, from Spanish chacona, likely from Basque chucun (pretty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?k?n/

Noun

chaconne (plural chaconnes)

  1. A slow, stately Baroque dance.
  2. (music) The music for such a dance, often containing variations on a theme.

Anagrams

  • chance on, no chance

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.k?n/

Noun

chaconne f (plural chaconnes)

  1. chaconne

chaconne From the web:



chaconine

English

Etymology

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Noun

chaconine (countable and uncountable, plural chaconines)

  1. (organic chemistry) A steroidal glycoalkaloid chemical compound found in plants of the family Solanaceae, responsible for the bitter taste of unripe potatoes.

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