charango

/t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/

charango noun: a small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.

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Noun

charango (plural charangos)

A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
- One song the group performed on Thursday, “La Partida,” featured lovely bell harmonics from the guitars, a shifting pattern of cross‐rhythms on the guitar‐like charango, and a quena lead.1978 April 14, “Music: Inti‐Illimani, From the Andes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

charango meaning in Marathi

charango in Marathi

small guitar-like stringed instrument: चारांगो cārāṅgo

Forms of charango

plural	charangos

Origin of charango

From Spanish charango, onomatopoeic, or perhaps a corruption of charanga.

Words formed from charango

Questions about charango

What does charango mean?: Charango means a small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
What is charango in Marathi?: Charango in Marathi is चारांगो (cārāṅgo). See Charango meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is charango?: Charango is a noun.
How do you pronounce charango?: Charango is pronounced /t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/.
What is the plural of charango?: The plural of charango is charangos.

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