bolero

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bolero

/bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯/
/bə-/
/bəʊ̯ˈlɛə̯.ɹəʊ̯/ UK
/bəʊ̯ˈlɛː.ɹəʊ̯/ UK
/bəʊ̯ˈleə̯.ɹəʊ̯/ UK
/bə-/ UK
/boʊ̯ˈleɹ.oʊ̯/ US
/boʊ̯ˈlɛɹ.oʊ̯/ US
/bə-/ US
/boʊ̯ˈlɛɹ.oʊ̯/ Canada
/bə-/ Canada
/bəʉ̯ˈleː.ɹəʉ̯/ Australia
/bə-/ Australia
/bɐʉ̯ˈleə̯.ɹɐʉ̯/ New Zealand
/bɐʉ̯ˈliə̯.ɹɐʉ̯/ New Zealand
/bə-/ New Zealand
/boˈleɾ.o/ Scotland
/bə-/ Scotland
/bʌ-/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɛəɹəʊ

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Borrowed from Spanish bolero, from bola + -ero. First attested in 1787 (noun). First attested in 1834 (verb).

noun boleros

A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time. Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!
A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm. He took the bolero, which was made of soft angora, and rubbed it up and down his cheek.

verb boleros · boleroing · boleroed

intransitive To dance the bolero.

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"bolero." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bolero.

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@misc{bolero_2026,
  title = {bolero},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bolero},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}