ˌ(h)äbəˈnerə, often ÷-bənˈye- although the fifth letter in Spanish is n not ñ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish ( danza ) habanera, literally, Havanan dance, from danza dance + habanera, feminine of habanero Havanan, from La Habana, Cuba + -ero -er
1. : a Cuban dance of voluptuous character in slow duple time
2. : a slow Cuban dance tune in duple time with the distinctive rhythm of a dotted eighth note, a sixteenth note, and two eighth notes throughout