habanera

[ hah-buh-nair-uh or, often, -nyair-uh ]

/ ˌhɑ bəˈnɛər ə or, often, -ˈnyɛər ə /

noun

a dance of Cuban origin.

the music for this dance, having a slow duple meter and a rhythm similar to that of a tango.

Origin of habanera

1875–80; <Spanish (danza) habanera (dance) of Havana

Words nearby habanera

Haas, Hab., Hába, Habakkuk, Habana, habanera, habanero, habeas corpus, habena, habenula, Haber

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Example sentences from the Web for habanera

The lady sang with great spirit, and her rendering of la Paloma and of the Habanera from Carmen was simply perfect.
Cuba Past and Present|Richard Davey
The Habanera went very well by being transposed half a tone higher; but the card-playing scene was another matter.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna|Clara Louise Kellogg
An instance of the use of castanets in opera occurs in the Habanera in Carmen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
The Tango is in 2-4, played in moderately slow tempo; its rhythm is also adapted for the Habanera.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn

Alvarado dances the Habanera with the dancing-girl Chiquita.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for habanera

habanera

/ (ˌhæbəˈnɛərə) /

noun

a slow Cuban dance in duple time

a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word Origin for habanera

from Spanish danza habanera dance from Havana

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	habanera
释义	habanera [ hah-buh-nair-uh or, often, -nyair-uh ] / ˌhɑ bəˈnɛər ə or, often, -ˈnyɛər ə / noun a dance of Cuban origin. the music for this dance, having a slow duple meter and a rhythm similar to that of a tango. Origin of habanera 1875–80; <Spanish (danza) habanera (dance) of Havana Words nearby habanera Haas, Hab., Hába, Habakkuk, Habana, habanera, habanero, habeas corpus, habena, habenula, Haber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for habanera The lady sang with great spirit, and her rendering of la Paloma and of the Habanera from Carmen was simply perfect. Cuba Past and Present\|Richard Davey The Habanera went very well by being transposed half a tone higher; but the card-playing scene was another matter. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna\|Clara Louise Kellogg An instance of the use of castanets in opera occurs in the Habanera in Carmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various The Tango is in 2-4, played in moderately slow tempo; its rhythm is also adapted for the Habanera. The Art of Stage Dancing\|Ned Wayburn Alvarado dances the Habanera with the dancing-girl Chiquita. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb British Dictionary definitions for habanera habanera / (ˌhæbəˈnɛərə) / noun a slow Cuban dance in duple time a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance Word Origin for habanera from Spanish danza habanera dance from Havana Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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