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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
     
Related topics: Dance
fla‧men‧co plural flamencos [uncountable and countable]
APD a fast exciting Spanish dance, or the music that is played for this dance
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