aubade

[ oh-bad, oh-bahd; French oh-bad ]
/ oʊˈbæd, oʊˈbɑd; French oʊˈbad /
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noun, plural au·bades [oh-badz, oh-bahdz; French oh-bad] /oʊˈbædz, oʊˈbɑdz; French oʊˈbad/. Music.

a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.

Origin of aubade

1670–80; < French, Middle French, equivalent to aube (< Provençal alba song about the parting of two lovers at dawn < Vulgar Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin albus white, clear) + -ade -ade1

Words nearby aubade

au pair, au poivre, au revoir, au vol, aua, aubade, aubanel, aube, auber, auberge, aubergine

Words related to aubade

star, sunlight, shine, flare, daylight, tan, bask, sunrise, sol

Example sentences from the Web for aubade

  • After all, that “Aubade Provenale” was just the melodious story of the woods in spring.

    The Branding Iron |Katharine Newlin Burt

  • He remembered that Alain was supposed to sing an aubade, a dawn song, in the street below to warn and rouse him.

    The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea

  • Sweet as any aubade of the olden time, under olive and ilex, is it not?

    A Speckled Bird |Augusta J. Evans Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for aubade

aubade
/ (French obad) /

noun

a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn
a romantic or idyllic prelude or overture
Compare serenade

Word Origin for aubade

C19: from French, from Old Provençal aubada (unattested), from auba dawn, ultimately from Latin albus white