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flamenco
(fləmeŋkoʊ)
Word forms: plural flamencos
variable noun
Flamenco is a Spanish dance that is danced to a special type of guitar music.
flamenco in British English
(fləˈmɛŋkəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -cos
1.
a type of dance music for vocal soloist and guitar, characterized by elaborate melody and sad mood
2.
the dance performed to such music
Word origin
from Spanish: like a gipsy, literally: Fleming, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc Flemingflamenco in American English
(fləˈmɛŋkoʊ; fləˈmɛnkoʊ)
noun
1.
the Spanish gypsy style of dance (characterized by stamping, clapping, etc.) or music (typically very emotional and mournful)
2. Word forms: plural flaˈmencos
a song or dance in this style
Word origin
Sp, lit., Flemish < MDu Flaming, a Fleming1Image offlamenco
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British English: flamenco NOUN
Flamenco is a Spanish dance that is danced to a special type of guitar music.
- American English: flamenco
- Brazilian Portuguese: flamenco
- Chinese: 佛朗明歌舞
- European Spanish: flamenco
- French: flamenco
- German: Flamenco
- Italian: flamenco
- Japanese: フラメンコ
- Korean: 플라멩코 춤
- European Portuguese: flamenco
- Latin American Spanish: flamenco