bulería
Spanish, noun[buleˈɾia]
bulería is spelled B-U-L-E-R-Í-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 130,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bulería is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a fast flamenco rhythm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palo (subgénero) del flamenco, de estilo versátil y a veces improvisado con compás de doce tiempos”.
What does bulería mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea fast flamenco rhythm
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palo (subgénero) del flamenco, de estilo versátil y a veces improvisado con compás de doce tiempos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bulería
- bulerías plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bulería?
- [buleˈɾia]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bulería in Spanish?
bulería appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).