HABANERA


Meaning of HABANERA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌ(h)ä-bə-ˈner-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish ( danza ) habanera, literally, Havanan dance

Date: 1878

1. : a Cuban dance in slow duple time

2. : the music for the habanera

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