bolero

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish bolero, from bola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈlɛɹoʊ/ === Noun === bolero (plural boleros) (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time. (fashion) A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm. === Verb === bolero (third-person singular simple present boleros, present participle boleroing, simple past and past participle boleroed) (intransitive) To dance the bolero. === Further reading === Bolero (Spanish dance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === borole == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolero. The clothing senses may have been borrowed via French boléro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boːˈleː.roː/ Hyphenation: bo‧le‧ro Rhymes: -eːroː === Noun === bolero m (plural bolero's, diminutive bolerootje n) bolero (dance) music accompanying this dance bolero (jacket) a type of Spanish hat ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: bolero === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bolero”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === Bolero (muziek) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl Bolero (kleding) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === From Spanish bolero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolero/, [ˈbo̞le̞ro̞] Rhymes: -olero Syllabification(key): bo‧le‧ro Hyphenation(key): bo‧le‧ro === Noun === bolero bolero ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “bolero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Spanish bolero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [boˈlero] Hyphenation: bo‧lé‧ro Rhymes: -ro, -o === Noun === boléro (plural bolero-bolero) bolero (all senses) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bolero”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boléro or Spanish bolero. === Noun === bolero n (plural bolerouri) bolero ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From bola +‎ -ero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈleɾo/ [boˈle.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro === Noun === bolero m (plural boleros) bolero (music) bolero (dance) bolero (jacket) ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: bolero → English: bolero → Finnish: bolero → French: boléro === Noun === bolero m (plural boleros, feminine bolera, feminine plural boleras) bolero musician === Further reading === “bolero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /boˈleɾo/ [boˈlɛː.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro === Etymology 1 === From bola +‎ -ero. ==== Noun ==== bolero (feminine bolera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ) (colloquial) flatterer Synonym: mambobola === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish bolero. ==== Noun ==== bolero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ) bolero (dance) bolero (music) bolero (jacket) === Further reading === “bolero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018