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HABANERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does habanera mean?
• HABANERA (noun)
The noun HABANERA has 2 senses:
1. music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
2. a Cuban dance in duple time
Familiarity information: HABANERA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("habanera" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Cuban dance in duple time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("habanera" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
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