Back in the early 19th century, it was very fashionable in Russian high society to speak foreign languages. Thus, the nobles tried to rise in the eyes of the common people. This is how the word "promenade" entered the Russian speech.
The meanings of the word "promenade"
The word "promenade" is rather outdated and has French roots. Translated from French "promenade" means "walk".
Thus, this word in the 19th century was called an easy imposing walk. At the moment, the word in this sense is used more often as an irony or a joke than seriously.
However, this word has found quite widespread use today. Now, especially abroad, in tourist brochures, you can see the phrase "You will have a pleasant daily promenade." In this case, the word "promenade" means a walk from the hotel to the beach and back. In this context, the word does not carry any irony. Moreover, it is widely used in the tourism business.
In addition to all this, the word has a lot to do with dancing, namely quadrille. This dance came at one time from the common people and soon won the hearts of the nobility. The dance, as a rule, consisted of several figures, one of which was called the promenade. This figure represents the joint steps of the partner and the partner, turned to the left relative to the partner. In some dances, the “open promenade” and the “closed promenade” were distinguished. They differed only in the positions of the partners' stop.
But already at the end of the 19th century, the word acquired a meaning that had nothing to do with either dancing or walking. This word began to be called a light dinner in a restaurant or cafe. As a rule, it was a simple tea party or a light snack.
However, this is not all the meanings of the word "promenade". Very often, the word can be found in many recipes. The word denotes fried carrots with onions, which were then marinated with vinegar over high heat. This dish is often used when marinating chicken or lamb kebabs in order to give the dish sufficient juiciness. But, as it turns out, it is simply confused with the word "marinade".
Use in context
The word "promenade" has a huge number of meanings, so its meaning in a particular sentence will depend on the context. Very often it can be seen in phrases such as:
"The young ladies will go to the garden and the young ladies will go to do the promenade."
“Couples of dancers pass through the hall from one door to another, and the best man breaks down -“Promenade! Monsieur, the promenade!"
"They went to do a promenade at one of the nearby restaurants."