Main Entry: au·bade

Pronunciation: \ō-ˈbäd\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan aubada, from alba, auba dawn, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin, feminine of albus white — more at alb

Date: circa 1678

1 : a song or poem greeting the dawn
2 a : a morning love song b : a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn
3 : morning music — compare nocturne