Etymology

cueca

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Today it means: A family of musical styles from parts of South America. Full definition →

Spanish cueca
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcueca
  2. English todaycueca

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cueca, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.