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paso doble

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
pa-so -doble
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.

noun

The music for such a dance, or for a march; used especially at bullfights.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paso dobles (plural)

Questions

What does paso doble mean?
A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.
Where does paso doble come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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