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Webster 1913 Edition


Bolero


Bo-le′ro

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Noun.
[Sp.]
(Mus.)
1.
A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.

Definition 2024


bolero

bolero

See also: boléro

English

Noun

bolero (plural boleros)

  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.

Spanish

Noun

bolero m (plural boleros)

  1. bolero (music)
  2. bolero (dance)
  3. bolero (jacket)

bolero m (plural boleros, feminine bolera)

  1. bolero musician