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bolero
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bo·le·ro  (b-lâr, b-)
n. pl. bo·le·ros
1. A very short jacket worn open in the front.
2.
a. A lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
b. The music for this dance.
3.
a. A slow Latin American dance, often in duple meter.
b. The music for this dance.

[Spanish, from bola, ball; see bola.]

bolero [bəˈlɛərəʊ]
n pl -ros
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a Spanish dance, often accompanied by the guitar and castanets, usually in triple time
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
3. (Clothing & Fashion (also)) a kind of short jacket not reaching the waist, with or without sleeves and open at the front: worn by men in Spain and by women elsewhere
[from Spanish; perhaps related to bola ball]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bolero - music written in the rhythm of the bolero dancebolero - music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
dance music - music to dance to
2.bolero - a short jacket; worn mostly by women
jacket - a short coat
3.bolero - a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
choreography, stage dancing - a show involving artistic dancing
Translations
bolero [bəˈlɛərəʊ] Nbolero m

bolero
n (all senses) → Bolero m

bolero [bəˈlɛərəʊ] nbolero

bolero
n bolero [ˈbələrəu]
a short jacket with no fastening. bolero, onderbaadjie بوليرو، رقصة رَقْصَةُ البوليرو елек bolero bolero der Bolero μπολερό (είδος γυναικείου σακακιού) bolero boolero کت کوتاه جلوباز bolero boléro בּוֹלֶרוֹ स्पेन का राष्ट्रीय नृत्य, धुन, बोलेरो bolero kaputić boleró bolero bólerójakki bolero ボレロ 볼레로 bolero bolero [] jeket bolero bolero bolero bolerko colete bolero болеро bolero bolero bolero bolero เสื้อกั๊กแบบไม่ติดกระดุม cepken, bolero 無釦的短上衣 коротка куртка, що не застібається کھلا کوٹ áo bôlêrô


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