cueca

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cueca

/ˈkwɛkə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛkə

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cueca, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.

noun cuecas

countable, uncountable A family of musical styles from parts of South America.
countable, uncountable Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.

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"cueca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cueca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cueca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cueca

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

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@misc{cueca_2026,
  title = {cueca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cueca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}