1. Plural of couranto; a lively dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, or a piece of music written for this dance.
Usage: archaic; historical; also spelled 'corantos' or 'corantas'

Examples

• The court musicians performed several courantoes during the Renaissance festival.
• In the baroque suite, courantoes were often paired with allemandes.
• The composer wrote three courantoes for the royal dance.
• Dancers at the 17th-century ball executed the courantoes with practiced grace.