cueca

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UK/ˈkwɛkə/

noun

A family of musical styles from parts of South America.

OriginSpanish cueca →
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Meanings

nouncueca (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas)

plural cuecas

  1. countableuncountableA family of musical styles from parts of South America.
  2. countableuncountableAny of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.

Origin

  1. Spanishcueca
  2. Englishcueca

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cueca

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Cite this entry
APA

cueca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cueca

MLA

“cueca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cueca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cueca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cueca.

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