# bolero
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish bolero, from bola.

### Noun

bolero (plural boleros)
* (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!
* (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)
* (intransitive) To dance the bolero.

### Further reading

* bolero on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* borole

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish bolero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbolero/, [ˈbo̞le̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -olero
* Hyphenation: bo‧le‧ro

### Noun

bolero
* bolero

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: [boˈlero]
* Hyphenation: bo‧lé‧ro
* Rhymes: -ro, -o

### Noun

boléro (plural bolero-bolero)
* 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)
* bolero

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From bola +‎ -ero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boˈleɾo/ [boˈle.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro

### Noun

bolero m (plural boleros)
* bolero (music)
* bolero (dance)
* bolero (jacket)

#### Descendants

* → English: bolero
* → Finnish: bolero
* → French: boléro

### Noun

bolero m (plural boleros, feminine bolera, feminine plural boleras)
* 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: /boˈleɾo/ [boˈlɛː.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: bo‧le‧ro

### Etymology 1

From bola +‎ -ero.

#### Noun

bolero (feminine bolera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)
* (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 ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 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 ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 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 ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bolero.

#### Noun

bolero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)
* bolero (dance)
* bolero (music)
* bolero (jacket)

### Further reading

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