Definition of beguine

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be·guine    (b-gn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A ballroom dance similar to the rumba, based on a dance of Martinique and St. Lucia.
2. The music for this dance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French (West Indies) béguine, from French béguin, hood, flirtation, from beguine, Beguine ; see Beguine

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