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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 habaneraplay

2. a Cuban dance in duple timeplay

  Familiarity information: HABANERA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HABANERA (noun)


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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