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farruca

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far⋅ru⋅ca

[fuh-roo-kuh; Sp. fahr-roo-kah]
–noun, plural -cas [-kuhz; Sp. -kahs] .
a Spanish flamenco dance.

Origin:
1930–35; < Sp; cf. farruco defiant, bold, arrogant, allegedly after farruco a Galician or Asturian who has recently emigrated, hypocoristic form of Francisco Francis
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