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Noun: bolero  bu'leh-row
  1. A Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
    "The flamenco performance culminated in a passionate bolero"
     
  2. Music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
    "Ravel's 'Bolero' is one of the most famous examples of this musical form"
     
  3. A short jacket; worn mostly by women
    "She paired the elegant bolero with a long evening gown"

Derived forms: boleros

Type of: choreography, dance music, jacket, stage dancing

Encyclopedia: Bolero, Sarajevo