flamenco English · revision 1073

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|es|flamenco|t=Flemish, Andalusian Gypsy, flamingo]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) In the sense “Flemish” the Spanish word comes from [[dum|Vlaminc|t=Fleming]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) Why it came to mean the Gypsies of Andalusia and their dance is variously explained:^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Barnhart takes it from ''flamenco'' “flamingo”, for the dancers' showy appearance,^(Barnhart 1995) while Etymonline lists theories based on Flanders, such as the bright costumes associated with it, or a habit of naming things by their opposites.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A Gypsy (1880), and Gypsy dancing in Andalusia (1882), in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) Barnhart, Merriam-Webster and the OED date the word to 1896.^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word names both the strongly rhythmic dance style, with hand-clapping and foot-stamping,^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) and the intense, improvisatory music and song that accompany it.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) Etymonline compares the sense shift from “Fleming” to “Gypsy” with that of [[bohemian]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1880 – a Gypsy.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1882 – Gypsy dancing in Andalusia.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1896 – first recorded in Barnhart, Merriam-Webster and the OED.^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A vigorous, rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies, with stamping and clapping; also a dance in this style.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # The guitar music or song that accompanies such dancing.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To dance flamenco.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[flamingo]]

+ * [[Fleming]]

+ * [[Flemish]]

+ * [[bohemian]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}