beguine

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.

Similar words

biguine badinerie bolero boogie beguena goombay merengue rumba danza

Often followed by

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Word family

Beguine Beguines beguines