/ Dictionary / Index H habanera: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ha•ba•ne•ra Pronunciation: (hä"bu-nâr'u or, often, -nyâr'u), [key] — n. a dance of Cuban origin. the music for this dance, having a slow duple meter and a rhythm similar to that of a tango. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: habanera (Thesaurus) Habana habanero Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language