flamenco

See also: Flamenco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish flamenco, from Middle Dutch vlaminc (“Fleming”) (> Dutch Vlaming).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/

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Noun

flamenco (countable and uncountable, plural flamencos)

1. (uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
   • 2010 February 5, Mike Marqusee, “Flamenco's humane roots”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     It's impossible to tell the story of flamenco without talking about Lorca, who found in it a source of inspiration in a lifelong political-cultural-sexual struggle against bourgeois philistinism.

   • 2018 March 5, Brian Seibert, “Review: Tapping Out Some New World Rhythms”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 9 November 2020:

     Among the dancers, who joined in periodically, the outlier wasn’t the Spanish flamenco dancer, Jesús Carmona (in town for the Flamenco Festival at City Center), so much as the New York salsero, Eddie Torres Jr.

2. (countable) A song or dance performed in such a style.
   • 1977, Tennessee Williams, Vieux Carré, I.3:

     La Niña was so goddam terrific that after a month of singing with the vocal trio, she was singing solo and she was dancing a flamenco better'n a gypsy fireball!

Derived terms

• flamenco guitar
• flamencolike
• flamencology

Translations

a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain

• Arabic: فَلَامِنْكُو m (falāminkū)
• Armenian: ֆլամենկո (flamenko)
• Basque: flamenko
• Breton: flamenco
• Catalan: flamenc (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弗拉明戈 (fúlāmínggē), 弗拉门戈 (fúlāméngē), 佛拉明柯

• Czech: flamenco (cs) n
• Danish: flamenco c
• Dutch: flamenco (nl) m
• Esperanto: flamenko
• Estonian: flamenko
• Finnish: flamenco (fi)
• French: flamenco (fr) m
• Galician: flamenco (gl) m
• German: Flamenco m
• Greek: φλαμένκο (el) n (flaménko)
• Hungarian: flamenco (hu)
• Indonesian: Flamenco
• Italian: flamenco (it) m
• Japanese: フラメンコ (furamenko)
• Korean: 플라멩코 (peullamengko)
• Latin: flamencum
• Marathi: फ्लामेंको (phlāmeṅko)
• Polish: flamenco (pl) n
• Portuguese: flamenco m
• Romanian: flamenco (ro)
• Russian: фламе́нко (ru) m (flaménko)
• Spanish: flamenco (es) m
• Swedish: flamenco (sv)
• Turkish: flamenko (tr)
• Vietnamese: Flamenco

a song or a dance in such a style

• Arabic: فَلَامِنْكُو m (falāminkū)
• Armenian: ֆլամենկո (flamenko)
• Catalan: flamenc (ca) m
• Hindi: फ़्लामेंको m (flāmẽko)
• Marathi: फ्लामेंको (phlāmeṅko)
• Polish: flamenco (pl) n
• Russian: фламе́нко (ru) m (flaménko)
• Spanish: flamenco (es) m
• Urdu: فلامینکو m (flāmeṅko)

See also

• fandango

Verb

flamenco (third-person singular simple present flamencos, present participle flamencoing, simple past and past participle flamencoed)

1. (intransitive) To dance flamenco.
   • 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 212:

     "Can you flamenco?" "If I have to. How about you?" "Love, I can barely waltz. Jive a bit if I'm pissed enough."

   • 2011, Yvonne Harris, A River to Cross, Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN, page 129:

     Behind them on horseback sat six men, two with guitars, one with a trumpet, and three women also on horses: Nadia, an older woman, and the girl Gus had flamencoed with.

Asturian

Adjective

flamenco

1. neuter of flamencu

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish flamenco, from Middle Dutch vlaminc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɑmeŋkːo/, [ˈflɑ̝me̞ŋkːo̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈflɑmeŋko/, [ˈflɑ̝me̞ŋko̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑmeŋkːo

Noun

flamenco

1. flamenco

Declension

Inflection of flamenco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		flamenco	flamencot
genitive		flamencon	flamencojen
partitive		flamencoa	flamencoja
illative		flamencoon	flamencoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		flamenco	flamencot
accusative	nom.	flamenco	flamencot
	gen.	flamencon
genitive		flamencon	flamencojen
partitive		flamencoa	flamencoja
inessive		flamencossa	flamencoissa
elative		flamencosta	flamencoista
illative		flamencoon	flamencoihin
adessive		flamencolla	flamencoilla
ablative		flamencolta	flamencoilta
allative		flamencolle	flamencoille
essive		flamencona	flamencoina
translative		flamencoksi	flamencoiksi
abessive		flamencotta	flamencoitta
instructive		—	flamencoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of flamenco (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative flamenconi flamenconi accusative nom. flamenconi flamenconi gen. flamenconi genitive flamenconi flamencojeni partitive flamencoani flamencojani inessive flamencossani flamencoissani elative flamencostani flamencoistani illative flamencooni flamencoihini adessive flamencollani flamencoillani ablative flamencoltani flamencoiltani allative flamencolleni flamencoilleni essive flamenconani flamencoinani translative flamencokseni flamencoikseni abessive flamencottani flamencoittani instructive — — comitative — flamencoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative flamencosi flamencosi accusative nom. flamencosi flamencosi gen. flamencosi genitive flamencosi flamencojesi partitive flamencoasi flamencojasi inessive flamencossasi flamencoissasi elative flamencostasi flamencoistasi illative flamencoosi flamencoihisi adessive flamencollasi flamencoillasi ablative flamencoltasi flamencoiltasi allative flamencollesi flamencoillesi essive flamenconasi flamencoinasi translative flamencoksesi flamencoiksesi abessive flamencottasi flamencoittasi instructive — — comitative — flamencoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative flamencomme flamencomme accusative nom. flamencomme flamencomme gen. flamencomme genitive flamencomme flamencojemme partitive flamencoamme flamencojamme inessive flamencossamme flamencoissamme elative flamencostamme flamencoistamme illative flamencoomme flamencoihimme adessive flamencollamme flamencoillamme ablative flamencoltamme flamencoiltamme allative flamencollemme flamencoillemme essive flamenconamme flamencoinamme translative flamencoksemme flamencoiksemme abessive flamencottamme flamencoittamme instructive — — comitative — flamencoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative flamenconne flamenconne accusative nom. flamenconne flamenconne gen. flamenconne genitive flamenconne flamencojenne partitive flamencoanne flamencojanne inessive flamencossanne flamencoissanne elative flamencostanne flamencoistanne illative flamencoonne flamencoihinne adessive flamencollanne flamencoillanne ablative flamencoltanne flamencoiltanne allative flamencollenne flamencoillenne essive flamenconanne flamencoinanne translative flamencoksenne flamencoiksenne abessive flamencottanne flamencoittanne instructive — — comitative — flamencoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative flamenconsa flamenconsa accusative nom. flamenconsa flamenconsa gen. flamenconsa genitive flamenconsa flamencojensa partitive flamencoaan flamencoansa flamencojaan flamencojansa inessive flamencossaan flamencossansa flamencoissaan flamencoissansa elative flamencostaan flamencostansa flamencoistaan flamencoistansa illative flamencoonsa flamencoihinsa adessive flamencollaan flamencollansa flamencoillaan flamencoillansa ablative flamencoltaan flamencoltansa flamencoiltaan flamencoiltansa allative flamencolleen flamencollensa flamencoilleen flamencoillensa essive flamenconaan flamenconansa flamencoinaan flamencoinansa translative flamencokseen flamencoksensa flamencoikseen flamencoiksensa abessive flamencottaan flamencottansa flamencoittaan flamencoittansa instructive — — comitative — flamencoineen flamencoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• flamencontanssija

Further reading

• “flamenco”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Noun

flamenco m (plural flamencos)

1. flamenco (music, dance)

Further reading

• “flamenco”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

flamenco

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish flamenco. Doublet of Flamand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flaˈmɛŋ.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋkɔ
• Syllabification: fla‧men‧co

Noun

flamenco n (indeclinable)

1. flamenco (genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain)
2. flamenco (song or a dance in such a style)

Further reading

• flamenco in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• flamenco in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish flamenco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /flaˈmẽ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /flaˈmẽ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /flaˈmẽ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /flɐˈmẽ.ku/

• Hyphenation: fla‧men‧co

Noun

flamenco m (plural flamencos)

1. flamenco (a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish flamenco.

Noun

flamenco n (uncountable)

1. flamenco

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	flamenco	flamencoul
genitive-dative	flamenco	flamencoului
vocative	flamencoule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Vlaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flaˈmenko/ [flaˈmẽŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -enko
• Syllabification: fla‧men‧co

Adjective

flamenco (feminine flamenca, masculine plural flamencos, feminine plural flamencas)

1. Flemish
2. (relational) flamenco
3. (colloquial) insolent, cheeky

Noun

flamenco m (plural flamencos, feminine flamenca, feminine plural flamencas)

1. Fleming, a Flemish person

Noun

flamenco m (plural flamencos)

1. flamingo (bird)
2. flamenco (music)
3. flamenco (dance)

Derived terms

bird

• flamenco andino
• flamenco austral
• flamenco chico
• flamenco chileno
• flamenco común
• flamenco de James
• flamenco del Caribe
• flamenco enano

music, dance

• aflamencado
• antiflamenquismo
• flamencología
• flamencólogo
• flamenquilla
• flamenquín
• flamenquismo
• flamenquista

Descendants

• → English: flamenco
• → French: flamenco
• → German: Flamenco
• → Italian: flamenco
• → Russian: фламе́нко (flaménko)

Noun

flamenco m (uncountable)

1. Flemish (the standard variety of Dutch used in Belgium)
2. Flemish (a group of Dutch dialects spoken in Belgium)

Related terms

• Flandes

See also

• bailaor, bailaora

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish flamenco.

Noun

flamenco c

1. (music, dance) flamenco

Declension

Declension of flamenco

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flamenco	flamencos
	definite	flamencon	flamencons
plural	indefinite	flamencor	flamencors
	definite	flamencorna	flamencornas

References

• flamenco in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flamenco in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)