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Macarena
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macarena
English
Alternative forms
en macarena
Etymology
en eponyms From the en es - female given name es Macarena, which is the title of a Macarena (song) well-known song from 1993 by Spanish duo en Los del Río.
Pronunciation
en /ˌmækəˈɹeɪnə/ RP, măʹkərā'nə
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Macarena.wav Southern England
en /ˌmɑkəˈɹeɪnə/ GA, mäʹkərā'nə
en /ˌmakəˈɹenə/ Scotland, măʹkərā'nə
en Ma ca re na, en Ma ca rena 1
Noun
1
en Dances A particular line dance with a set of simple arm movements and exaggerated hip motion performed to a fast Latin rhythm.
en January 15 2000 Peter Sagal Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! National Public Radio Oh yeah, they were doing the Macarena up and down Saint Peter’s back in twelve ninety-two.
en-US Jesse McKinley Trump’s Signature Dance Move Finds Its Way to the Sports World The New York Times 2024-11-18 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/style/jon-jones-trump-dance-bowers-bosa.html 0362-4331 For the unacquainted, Mr. Trump’s gyrations are a far cry from the complexities of the moonwalk, the Macarena or the Electric Slide. https://web.archive.org/web/20250425153152/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/style/jon-jones-trump-dance-bowers-bosa.html 25 April 2025
Derived terms
en macarena wing
Translations
Polish: pl makarena f
References
2006
Anagrams
en aaacemnr Camarena
Spanish
es:+ (given name)
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Etymology
It is es disputed whether it comes from es grc μακάριος blessed, happy, or from the homonymous neighborhood in Seville, from es ar مقْرِين.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es female Ancient Greek,Arabic
es Dances