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 dawn2 a: a morning love song b: a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn3: morning music — compare nocturne