bolero
bolero Lexical Profile
bolero Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A woman's short, open-fronted jacket ending above the waist, modeled after the traditional vest worn by Spanish bullfighters.
"She wore a lace bolero over her sleeveless evening gown for the formal reception."
A lively traditional Spanish dance in triple meter, characterized by sharp turns, stamping of the feet, and sudden pauses, typically accompanied by castanets and guitar; or the music composed for this dance.
"The dancers performed a spirited Spanish bolero to the rhythmic clicking of castanets."
A slow, romantic Latin American song and ballroom dance in quadruple time that originated in Cuba in the late 19th century.
"The band played a slow Cuban bolero that brought couples onto the dance floor."
• Rhymes for bolero
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Spanish 'bolero', probably derived from 'volar' (to fly, from Latin 'volare'), in reference to the swift, soaring movements of the traditional Spanish dance.