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🗺️ A South American region 🎶 Cuban folk music 👩‍🌾 A rural woman
guajira

guajira

9.9
A Cuban song and dance from the countryside with guitar
  • noun
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  • The musicians performed a beautiful guajira that reminded the audience of the Cuban countryside.

Examples

  • She learned to dance the guajira while visiting Havana with her family.

  • A classic guajira played softly in the background as they enjoyed their meal.

  • The guajira is a beautiful expression of Cuban culture.

  • She loves to dance the guajira at local festivals.

  • The musicians performed a lively guajira that celebrated the spirit of the Cuban countryside.

  • While visiting Cuba, she enjoyed dancing the guajira at a local festival.

  • As the sun set, a beautiful guajira filled the air, capturing the essence of Cuban culture.

Synonyms

Bayamo
vsguajira
1 9.9

A Cuban traditional dance and sometimes the song that goes with it

is tied to rural origins and intimate poetic guitar songs
pachanga
vsguajira
1 8.8

Lively Cuban dance music with a fast, happy beat

keeps a rural, songlike mood with guitar and poetic lines
habanera
vsguajira
9.8

A Cuban dance with a clear two-beat rhythm

is rooted in rural song with guitar and poetic lyrical focus
guaracha
vsguajira
9.9

Lively Cuban dance music often with funny lyrics

focuses on rural poetic songs with guitar rather than fast humour
danzón
vsguajira
9.1

Traditional Cuban dance with a slow, formal beat and elegant movements

is more rustic and lyrical, focused on guitar driven folk songs

Surface Forms

guajira singular
guajiras plural

Etymology

Guajira comes from Spanish guajiro, a word used in Cuba for people of the countryside; a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'country' music, because a guajira is a Cuban rural song often played with guitar and poetic words.