flamenco - Definition from the DANCE topic - ARTS

Topic: DANCE

Date:	1800-1900
Language:	Spanish
Origin:	'person from Flanders'; in former times the people of Flanders wore bright clothes and were often thought to look like gypsy dancers

flamenco
noun

fla‧men‧co See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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plural flamencos [uncountable and countable]

APD a fast exciting Spanish dance, or the music that is played for this dance

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