bolero
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8.7
- noun
- /bəˈlɛroʊ/
- Archaic
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bolero
- When they returned to the party, couples were dancing the choti and bolero to a Mexican radio station.
- Cuban boleros
Examples
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Unlike Chelo Silva, Rosita was primarily a bolero singer.
Academic text (1999) -
The teatro vernacular theater was also one of the means through which these musicians spread traditional boleros.
Academic text (1996) -
The boleros and the Colombian bambuco became part of the regional tradition of Yucatan.
Academic text (1996) -
At the festival, we watched skilled dancers perform a vibrant bolero that captivated everyone in the audience.
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The lively bolero filled the air as couples twirled gracefully under the colorful lights of the plaza.
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She learned to dance the bolero in her Spanish class, enjoying the rhythm and energy of the traditional music.
Synonyms
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9.8
A lively Spanish dance for a man and a woman using castanets
Compounds
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bolero for the lively Spanish dance comes from Spanish bolero, the name of a folk dance from Spain often played with guitar and castanets, so a bolero is a Spanish dance with a fast pattern of three beats.