/ fləˈmeŋkəʊ; NAmE -koʊ/ noun ( pl. -os )
1.
[ U , C ] a fast exciting Spanish dance that is usually danced to music played on a guitar :
flamenco dancing
to dance the flamenco
2.
[ U ] the guitar music that is played for this dance
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Spanish , like a Gypsy , literally Fleming , from Middle Dutch Vlaminc .