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‖ farruca, Farruca|faˈruka|
[Sp., fem. of farruco Galician or Asturian, f. Farruco nickname of Francisco Francis.]
A local Spanish dance.
[1914T. & M. W. Kinney Dance vi. 127 La Farruca, el Tango, and el Garrotin, the most popular Flamenco dances at present, preserve to admiration the Gipsy qualites. Ibid. 130 La Farruca probably exploits more completely than any of its fellows the varied resources of the Flamenco.] 1931C. Rice Dancing in Spain i. 28 The three dances which constitute the nucleus of the modern flamenco school are the Tango, the Garrotín, and the Farruca. Ibid. ii. 52 Of all the dances of Spain it is the Farruca which provides a man with the fullest opportunity of displaying his powers. 1958Times 8 Oct. 6/3 This [sc. a suite of songs and dances] was rather too long, but it included a Farruca from Mr. Paco Ruiz. 1967‘La Meri’ Sp. Dancing (ed. 2) ix. 121 Forty years ago I danced farruca and bulerias with the gitanas and was taken for one of them. |