Flamenco Definition

flə-mĕngkō
flamencos
noun
flamencos
The Spanish gypsy style of dance, characterized by stamping and typically performed while clapping or playing castanets.
Webster's New World
Music in this style, often performed on a guitar.
Webster's New World
A song or dance in this style.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • gypsy dancing

Other Word Forms of Flamenco

Noun

Singular:
flamenco
Plural:
flamencos

Origin of Flamenco

  • Spanish Flemish from Middle Dutch Vlāming Fleming

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish flamenco.

    From Wiktionary

Flamenco Sentence Examples

  • When the band came back Alondra and Felipa danced Flamenco in duet.

  • The harbour is good and is enclosed at the south by several rugged islands, the largest being Perico and Flamenco (belonging to the United States) and Taboga (935 ft.), which is a place of country residence for wealthy citizens.

  • Taking it further, in 1995 composer Bill Whelan began working with several Irish dancers to create a stage performance called Riverdance, which showcased several Irish and Celtic art forms (including Flamenco) all together.

  • Flamenco dancers share in a tradition that goes back hundreds of years.

  • Beginning in the streets of Spain with music inspired by a combination of Moorish, Gypsy, and Gallic sources, the dance has spread to both spectators and flamenco dancers worldwide.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLA

Words Ending With

OCONCO

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Words Starting With F and Ending With O

Starts With F & Ends With OStarts With FL & Ends With OStarts With F & Ends With CO

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