VELETA

Meaning of VELETA in English

[ və'li:tə ]

(also valeta )

■ noun a ballroom dance in triple time, faster than a waltz and with partners side by side.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Sp., lit. 'weathervane'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

VELETA — vāˈlād.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, weathervane, from vela cloth, veil, from Latin vela, plural of velum veil : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VELETA — veleta BrE AmE və ˈliːt ə vɪ- AmE \ -ˈliːt̬ ə ▷ veleta|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VELETA — n. (also valeta) a ballroom dance in triple time. [Sp., = weather-vane]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VELETA — n. (also valeta) a ballroom dance in triple time. [ Sp., = weather-vane ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VELETA — n. (also valeta) a ballroom dance in triple time. Etymology: Sp., weather-vane
Oxford English vocab
VALETA — ■ noun variant spelling of veleta .
Concise Oxford English vocab
VALETA — var. of VELETA.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VALETA — var. of VELETA.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VALETA — var. of VELETA.
Oxford English vocab
DANCE
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