Fandango

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An animated Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time.
  • noun. The music for this dance.
  • noun. Nonsense; tomfoolery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A lively dance, very popular in Spain and Spanish America.
  • noun. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is triple and often based on the formula here shown: akin to the bolero, chica, seguidilla, etc.
  • noun. By extension, a ball or dance of any sort, especially in the formerly Spanish parts of the United States; hence, humorously, any noisy entertainment, with or without dancing; a jollification.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced.
  • noun. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A form of flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueƱa, granadina)
  • noun. An unknown entity or contraption
  • noun. A shade of red-violet
  • verb. To dance the fandango
  • verb. To dance, particularly with a lot of energy
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets