bolero
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
/bəˈlɛɹoʊ/
Definition of bolero
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
“Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!”
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noun
-
A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
“Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!”
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A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.
“He took the bolero, which was made of soft angora, and rubbed it up and down his cheek.”
verb
- (intransitive)To dance the bolero.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Spanish bolero, from bola.
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