bailecito

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noun

A genre of traditional style of dance music of Bolivia and Northern Argentina in 6/8 time.

OriginSpanish bailecito →
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Meanings

nounbailecito (countable and uncountable, plural bailecitos)

plural bailecitos

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentA genre of traditional style of dance music of Bolivia and Northern Argentina in 6/8 time.
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    A high point of the group's performance was "Canto Popular," written by Ambar Canales. Using the traditional "bailecito" rhythm of Argentina with Judit Moschkovich playing congas (she's the Argentine, Canales is the Puerto Rican) the piece celebrates the people's song movements of Latin America and all the meetings and exchanges between us.

    1982 August 7, Arora Levins-Morales, “Cross Currents: Multi-Cultural Spirit in San Francisco”, in Gay Community News, page 6
  2. countableuncountableA song in this style.

Origin

  1. Spanishbailecito
  2. Englishbailecito

Borrowed from Spanish bailecito.

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APA

bailecito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailecito

MLA

“bailecito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailecito. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bailecito,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailecito.

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