habanera

[ hah-buh-nair-uh or, often, -nyair-uh ]

noun
  1. a dance of Cuban origin.

  2. the music for this dance, having a slow duple meter and a rhythm similar to that of a tango.

Origin of habanera

1
1875–80; <Spanish (danza) habanera (dance) of Havana

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habanera

/ (ˌhæbəˈnɛərə) /


noun
  1. a slow Cuban dance in duple time

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Origin of habanera

1
from Spanish danza habanera dance from Havana

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