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bo⋅le⋅ro

  [buh-lair-oh, boh-]
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–noun, plural -le⋅ros.
1. a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
2. the music for this dance.
3. a jacket ending above or at the waistline, with or without collar, lapel, and sleeves, worn open in front.
Origin:
1780–90; < Sp
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bo·le·ro   (bō-lâr'ō, bə-)   
n.   pl. bo·le·ros

  1. A very short jacket worn open in the front.

    1. A lively Spanish dance in triple meter.

    2. The music for this dance.

    3. A slow Latin American dance, often in duple meter.

    4. The music for this dance.

    1. A slow Latin American dance, often in duple meter.

    2. The music for this dance.


[Spanish, from bola, ball; see bola.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bolero 
Sp. dance, 1787, probably from bola "ball," from L. bulla. In ref. to a type of short jacket, it is first recorded 1892.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

BOLERO programming
Software AG's object-oriented development environment and application server for Electronic Business applications.
(1999-03-06)

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bolero

lively Spanish dance in 34 time with a strongly marked rhythm. The dancers, either singly or as couples, execute brilliant and intricate steps to the rhythmic accompaniment of their castanets. Distinctive features are the paseo ("walk"), bien parado ("sudden stop"), and various beating steps (battements). An outstanding musical example is Maurice Ravel's Bolero (1928) for orchestra. The Latin-American bolero is a slow, romantic rumba danced with simple steps.

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