habanera

1. A slow Cuban dance.
2. The music for this dance, in duple time.

[Spanish (danza) habanera, (dance) of Havana, feminine of habanero. See habanero.]

A Cuban dance and song, named after the capital, Havana. The music is in a moderate to slow duple metre. The habanera (not habañera) became popular in the early 19th century and was much used by French and Spanish composers; an outstanding example appears in Bizet's Carmen.

A slow Cuban dance, in 2/4 time with dotted rhythms. It may have originated in Africa and have come to Spain in the late 19th century via Havana (Habana = Havana). There is a famous example in Bizet's Carmen which is an adaptation of Yradier's popular song, La Paloma.

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Habanera (feminine form of the Spanish word) can refer to:

• "Habanera (aria)", an aria from Bizet's Carmen
• Habanera (film), a 1984 Cuban film
• La Habanera (film), a 1937 German movie.
• Habanera (music), a style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century.
• Habanera (album), a 2000 album by Celia Cruz

Habanero (masculine form of the Spanish word) can refer to:

• Habanero chili, the most intensely spicy chile pepper of the Capsicum genus

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