1. a slow Cuban dance in duple time
2. music written for or in the rhythm of a habanera

Examples

• The dancers performed a traditional habanera at the cultural festival.
• Carmen’s famous aria is written in habanera rhythm.
• The habanera originated in Cuba in the 19th century.
• The orchestra played a beautiful habanera during the concert.
• She learned to dance the habanera in her Latin dance class.
• Bizet incorporated the habanera style into his opera Carmen.