noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A song or dance performed in such a style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To dance flamenco.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gypsy dancing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social dancing
5
noun
Meaning 5
guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dance music
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish flamenco, from Middle Dutch vlaminc (“Fleming”) (> Dutch Vlaming).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فَلَامِنْكُو
(falāminkū)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Armenian:
ֆլամենկո
(flamenko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Basque:
flamenko
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Breton:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Catalan:
flamenc
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Chinese Mandarin:
弗拉明戈
(fúlāmínggē)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Chinese Mandarin:
弗拉门戈
(fúlāméngē)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Chinese Mandarin:
佛拉明柯
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Czech:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Danish:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Dutch:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Esperanto:
flamenko
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Estonian:
flamenko
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Finnish:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
French:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Galician:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
German:
Flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Greek:
φλαμένκο
(flaménko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Hungarian:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Indonesian:
Flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Italian:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Japanese:
フラメンコ
(furamenko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Korean:
플라멩코
(peullamengko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Latin:
flamencum
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Marathi:
फ्लामेंको
(phlāmeṅko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Polish:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Portuguese:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Romanian:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Russian:
фламе́нко
(flaménko)
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Spanish:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Swedish:
flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Turkish:
flamenko
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Vietnamese:
Flamenco
— a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain
Arabic:
فَلَامِنْكُو
(falāminkū)
— a song or a dance in such a style
Armenian:
ֆլամենկո
(flamenko)
— a song or a dance in such a style
Catalan:
flamenc
— a song or a dance in such a style
Hindi:
फ़्लामेंको
(flāmẽko)
— a song or a dance in such a style
Marathi:
फ्लामेंको
(phlāmeṅko)
— a song or a dance in such a style
Polish:
flamenco
— a song or a dance in such a style
Russian:
фламе́нко
(flaménko)
— a song or a dance in such a style
Spanish:
flamenco
— a song or a dance in such a style
Urdu:
فلامینکو
(flāmeṅko)
— a song or a dance in such a style
