promenade

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/, /pɹɒməˈnɑːd/, /ˈpɹɒməneɪd/, /pɹɒməˈneɪd/
• (America) IPA: /pɹɑməˈneɪd/, /pɹɑməˈnɑd/

Noun

promenade (plural promenades)

1. (formal) A prom dance.
2. A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
3. A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
   • 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon (publisher), (translated by James Strachey) pg. 235:

     The present dream in particular scarcely left any room for doubt, since the place where my patient fell was the Graben, a part of Vienna notorious as a promenade for prostitutes.

4. A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

Synonyms

• (a place to walk) esplanade

Translations

• French: promenoir
• German: Promenade
• Portuguese: calçadão
• Russian: пешехо́дная у́лица
• Spanish: paseo

Verb

promenade (promenades, present participle promenading; past and past participle promenaded)

1. To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
2. To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

Translations

• French: promener
• German: spazieren gehen
• Portuguese: caminhar
• Spanish: pasear

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