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habanera|hæbəˈnɛərə|
Also habanero.
[Sp., short for danza habanera Havanan dance, f. Havana, capital of Cuba.]
A slow Cuban dance and song in 2/4 time. Also attrib.
1878tr. Bizet's Carmen 1 ‘Love the Vagrant’, the celebrated Habanera, with English words. 1887F. C. Gooch Face to Face with Mexicans viii. 289 The danza is the most distinctively national of all the dances, and bears a strong resemblance to the Habanero, as known in Cuba. 1926Whiteman & McBride Jazz xi. 231 A fox trot was played in a rhythm exactly that of the Habanera or Tango, but much swifter in time. 1958P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 176 He uses..often the minimum outline of a tango or habanera bass. |