bailecito

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bailecito.

Noun

bailecito (countable and uncountable, plural bailecitos)

  1. (music) A genre of traditional style of dance music of Bolivia and Northern Argentina in 6/8 time.
    • 1982 August 7, Arora Levins-Morales, “Cross Currents: Multi-Cultural Spirit in San Francisco”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
      A high point of the group's performance was "Canto Popular," written by Ambar Canales. Using the traditional "bailecito" rhythm of Argentina with Judit Moschkovich playing congas (she's the Argentine, Canales is the Puerto Rican) the piece celebrates the people's song movements of Latin America and all the meetings and exchanges between us.
  2. A song in this style.

Spanish

Etymology

From baile +‎ -cito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /baileˈθito/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /baileˈsito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: bai‧le‧ci‧to

Noun

bailecito m (plural bailecitos)

  1. folk dance
    • 2015 September 20, “Una voz privilegiada”, in El País:
      Pero sus bailecitos cómicos, tan clásicos como los primeros discos de Marvin Gaye, contribuyen a romper el hielo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (music) bailecito

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