A folk dance of Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, descended from the waltz. A piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. From South American Spanish pasillo, specifically use of Spanish pasillo hallway, corridor from paso + -illo, diminutive suffix.
Definition of pasillo in US English:
pasillo
noun
A folk dance of Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, descended from the waltz. A piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. From South American Spanish pasillo, specifically use of Spanish pasillo hallway, corridor from paso + -illo, diminutive suffix.