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bolero.

A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯//bə-//bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/bəʊ̯ˈlɛː.ɹəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.

  2. A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bullader. Spanish bola Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish bolerobor. English bolero Borrowed from Spanish bolero, from bola + -ero. First attested in 1787 (noun). First attested in 1834 (verb).

verb/bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯//bə-//bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation/bəʊ̯ˈlɛː.ɹəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation

  1. To dance the bolero.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bullader. Spanish bola Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish bolerobor. English bolero Borrowed from Spanish bolero, from bola + -ero. First attested in 1787 (noun). First attested in 1834 (verb).

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