dictionary.pt

waltz

nounfeminine/ˈvalsə/medium

val·sa

Definition

A ballroom dance in triple time (3/4), with a rotating and smooth movement; music composed for this dance.
The couple opened the ball with a classical waltz. / The orchestra played a Strauss waltz.

Etymology

Do alemão 'Walzer', por sua vez do verbo 'walzen' (girar, rodar).

Related words