bolero

See also: boléro

English

A woman wearing a bolero jacket.

Etymology

From Spanish bolero, from bola.

Noun

bolero (plural boleros)

1. (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 335:

     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!

2. (fashion) A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.
   • 2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 175:

     He took the bolero, which was made of soft angora, and rubbed it up and down his cheek.

Verb

bolero (third-person singular simple present boleros, present participle boleroing, simple past and past participle boleroed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the bolero.

Further reading

• bolero on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• borole

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish bolero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolero/, [ˈbo̞le̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -olero
• Hyphenation^(key): bo‧le‧ro

Noun

bolero

1. bolero

Declension

Inflection of bolero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		bolero	bolerot
genitive		boleron	bolerojen boleroiden boleroitten
partitive		boleroa	boleroja boleroita
illative		boleroon	boleroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bolero	bolerot
accusative	nom.	bolero	bolerot
	gen.	boleron
genitive		boleron	bolerojen boleroiden boleroitten
partitive		boleroa	boleroja boleroita
inessive		bolerossa	boleroissa
elative		bolerosta	boleroista
illative		boleroon	boleroihin
adessive		bolerolla	boleroilla
ablative		bolerolta	boleroilta
allative		bolerolle	boleroille
essive		bolerona	boleroina
translative		boleroksi	boleroiksi
abessive		bolerotta	boleroitta
instructive		—	boleroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bolero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative boleroni boleroni accusative nom. boleroni boleroni gen. boleroni genitive boleroni bolerojeni boleroideni boleroitteni partitive boleroani bolerojani boleroitani inessive bolerossani boleroissani elative bolerostani boleroistani illative bolerooni boleroihini adessive bolerollani boleroillani ablative boleroltani boleroiltani allative bolerolleni boleroilleni essive boleronani boleroinani translative bolerokseni boleroikseni abessive bolerottani boleroittani instructive — — comitative — boleroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bolerosi bolerosi accusative nom. bolerosi bolerosi gen. bolerosi genitive bolerosi bolerojesi boleroidesi boleroittesi partitive boleroasi bolerojasi boleroitasi inessive bolerossasi boleroissasi elative bolerostasi boleroistasi illative boleroosi boleroihisi adessive bolerollasi boleroillasi ablative boleroltasi boleroiltasi allative bolerollesi boleroillesi essive boleronasi boleroinasi translative boleroksesi boleroiksesi abessive bolerottasi boleroittasi instructive — — comitative — boleroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative boleromme boleromme accusative nom. boleromme boleromme gen. boleromme genitive boleromme bolerojemme boleroidemme boleroittemme partitive boleroamme bolerojamme boleroitamme inessive bolerossamme boleroissamme elative bolerostamme boleroistamme illative boleroomme boleroihimme adessive bolerollamme boleroillamme ablative boleroltamme boleroiltamme allative bolerollemme boleroillemme essive boleronamme boleroinamme translative boleroksemme boleroiksemme abessive bolerottamme boleroittamme instructive — — comitative — boleroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative boleronne boleronne accusative nom. boleronne boleronne gen. boleronne genitive boleronne bolerojenne boleroidenne boleroittenne partitive boleroanne bolerojanne boleroitanne inessive bolerossanne boleroissanne elative bolerostanne boleroistanne illative boleroonne boleroihinne adessive bolerollanne boleroillanne ablative boleroltanne boleroiltanne allative bolerollenne boleroillenne essive boleronanne boleroinanne translative boleroksenne boleroiksenne abessive bolerottanne boleroittanne instructive — — comitative — boleroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative boleronsa boleronsa accusative nom. boleronsa boleronsa gen. boleronsa genitive boleronsa bolerojensa boleroidensa boleroittensa partitive boleroaan boleroansa bolerojaan boleroitaan bolerojansa boleroitansa inessive bolerossaan bolerossansa boleroissaan boleroissansa elative bolerostaan bolerostansa boleroistaan boleroistansa illative boleroonsa boleroihinsa adessive bolerollaan bolerollansa boleroillaan boleroillansa ablative boleroltaan boleroltansa boleroiltaan boleroiltansa allative bolerolleen bolerollensa boleroilleen boleroillensa essive boleronaan boleronansa boleroinaan boleroinansa translative bolerokseen boleroksensa boleroikseen boleroiksensa abessive bolerottaan bolerottansa boleroittaan boleroittansa instructive — — comitative — boleroineen boleroinensa

Further reading

• “bolero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

From Spanish bolero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈlero]
• Hyphenation: bo‧lé‧ro
• Rhymes: -ro, -o

Noun

boléro (uncountable)

1. bolero (all senses)

Related terms

• bola

 

Further reading

• “bolero” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French boléro or Spanish bolero.

Noun

bolero n (plural bolerouri)

1. bolero

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bolero	boleroul		bolerouri	bolerourile
genitive-dative	bolero	boleroului		bolerouri	bolerourilor
vocative	boleroule			bolerourilor

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈleɾo/ [boˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro

Noun

bolero m (plural boleros)

1. bolero (music)
2. bolero (dance)
3. bolero (jacket)

Descendants

• → English: bolero
• → Finnish: bolero
• → French: boléro

Noun

bolero m (plural boleros, feminine bolera, feminine plural boleras)

1. bolero musician

Further reading

• “bolero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /boˈleɾo/ [boˈlɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro

Etymology 1

From bola +‎ -ero.

Noun

bolero (feminine bolera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

1. (colloquial) flatterer

   Synonym: mambobola

   • 1990, Maksim Gorky, Lusak:

     Isa kang magaling na bolero, Lolo. Ang ganda mong magsinungaling! Magandang pakinggan ang iyong mga pantasya. Sige, magsinungaling ka pa. Ayos din 'yon. Wala namang maraming magagandang bagay na mapapak- inggan sa ...

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   • 1988, Lualhati Bautista, Dekada '70: ang orihinal at kimpletong edisyon:

     "Dad, ang serious, isa ospital dinadala." Natawa 'ko. Napikon nang ... hindi ka naging presidente?" Gano'n liga si Jason: masayahin, bolero, mapanukso, pero kaibig-ibig na bata. Mahirap kang magalit sa kanya dahil mabilis siya sa yakap at  ...

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   • 2005, Galileo S. Zafra, Romulo P. Baquiran, Sawikaan 2004: mga salita ng taon, →ISBN:

     Kailangarg mag- update kayo ng nangyayari sa buhay ng isa't isa. ... Kapag mahilig kang makipagkuwentuhan, tsikador o tsikadora ang tawag sa iyo. Puwedeng ... Pinaa.Tsinika. Dito rin lilitaw ang kahulugan ng pagiging bolero ng isang ...

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   • 1989, National Mid-week:

     Nakapaloob sa baranggay ang isa pang malaking istasyon ng radyo at telebisyon, mga talyer, mga imprenta, otel, motel, laboratoryo ng pelikula, pakulutan, ... Puwes, pinangakuan sila ng mga bolero ng lupa. ... Kung kandidato kang taga-iskuwater, huwag kang aastang pulubi; umasta kang siga at may pinag-aralan.

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bolero.

Noun

bolero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

1. bolero (dance)
2. bolero (music)
3. bolero (jacket)

Further reading

• “bolero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018