guajira

noun

gua·​ji·​ra

gwäˈhirə

plural -s

: a Cuban peasant dance tune or song whose rhythm shifts from ⁶/₈ to ³/₄ time while the eighth note retains the same time value

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish (Cuba), literally, peasant woman

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