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PASO DOBLE (pasos dobles)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paso doble mean?
• PASO DOBLE (noun)
The noun PASO DOBLE has 2 senses:
1. a ballroom dance in fast duple time
2. music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
Familiarity information: PASO DOBLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ballroom dance in fast duple time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("paso doble" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("paso doble" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
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