a slow dance popular in the 16th and 17th centuries; a piece of music for this dance 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.