a slow dance popular in the 16th and 17th centuries; a piece of music for this dance Topics Musicc2帕凡舞(流行于 16 和 17 世纪的慢步舞);帕凡舞曲 Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French pavane, from Italian pavana, feminine adjective from Pavo, dialect name of Padua, a city in NE Italy.