rueda

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noun

A kind of salsa round dance.

OriginSpanish rueda ← Old Spanish rueda ← Latin rota →
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Meanings

rueda1

nounrueda (plural ruedas)

plural ruedas

  1. A kind of salsa round dance.

Rueda2

proper nounRueda (plural Ruedas)

plural Ruedas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hróth₂eh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*rotā
  4. Latinrota
  5. Old Spanishrueda
  6. Spanishrueda
  7. Englishrueda

Borrowed from Spanish rueda.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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