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Definition of bossa in English English dictionary
bossa nova: A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba; the music of that dance
bossa nova: {i} type of rhythmic music similar to samba
bossa nova: Bossa Nova 'the dance of love' That's at least how this dance will always be remembered by all who sang the ever-popular hit tune of the early '60s 'The Dance of Love'
bossa nova: A kind of Brazilian jazz, popular in the 1950's and early 1960's, featuring a moderately slow tempo and complex harmony Leaders of bossa nova included Tom Jobim
bossa nova: The music, born of a marriage of Brazilian rhythms and American Jazz The dance, which is said to have originated at Carnegie Hall in 1961, is based on the slower, more subtle Salon Samba and features either type of Clave Beat or a Jazz Samba in 4/4 time
bossa nova: A suave, romantic style which started in the 1950s, replacing samba as the national music Typically, bossa nova (which means "new way" in Portuguese) is very mellow and laid-back, and very, very cool In the early 1960s, bossa nova rhythms became popular with jazz and pop musicians in the U S and Europe See: Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim
bossa nova: A style of jazz derived in part from the Brazilian samba

bossa

Etymology

[ "bä-s&-'nO-v& ] (noun.) 1962. Portuguese, literally, new trend.

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