paso doble

noun

A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.

OriginSpanish pasodoble →
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Meanings

nounpaso doble (plural paso dobles)

plural paso dobles

  1. A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.
  2. The music for such a dance, or for a march; used especially at bullfights.

Origin

  1. Spanishpasodoble
  2. Englishpaso doble

Borrowed from Spanish pasodoble, from paso doble (“double step”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鬥牛舞 /斗牛舞
  • 鬥牛舞 /斗牛舞 (dòuniúwǔ)Spanish ballroom dance
Czech paso doble
  • paso dobleSpanish ballroom dance
Finnish paso doble
  • paso dobleSpanish ballroom dance
Japanese パソドブレ
  • パソドブレ (pasodobure)Spanish ballroom dance
Polish paso doble
  • paso dobleSpanish ballroom dance
Russian пасодо́бль
  • пасодо́бль (pasodóblʹ)Spanish ballroom dance
Spanish pasodoble, paso-doble
  • pasodobleSpanish ballroom dance
  • paso-dobleSpanish ballroom dance
Cite this entry
APA

paso doble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paso%20doble

MLA

“paso doble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paso%20doble. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paso doble,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paso%20doble.

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