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danzón

danzón noun: a Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.

Noun

danzón (uncountable)

  1. A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.
    • He draws from modernism and its malcontents: Morton Feldman, Olivier Messaien, Thelonious Monk. He pulls heavily from Cuban folk traditions: Changüi, Abakuá, danzón.2022 November 30, Giovanni Russonello, “Best Jazz Albums of 2022”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • She leads the Ballet Theater orchestra throughout the run and lends vivid delicacy to the cinematic music, which incorporates traditional instruments and forms like danzón.2023 June 23, Gia Kourlas, “Review: In ‘Like Water for Chocolate,’ Plot Overtakes Ballet”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. A dance style associated with danzón music.

Forms of danzón

alternative formdanzon

Origin of danzón

Borrowed from Cuban Spanish danzón.

Questions about danzón

What does danzón mean?
Danzón means a Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.
What part of speech is danzón?
Danzón is a noun.

Words near danzón in the dictionary

  1. danzon
  2. danzonete
  3. danzonetes
  4. Danzy
  5. Danzys
  6. danzón
  7. dao
  8. Dao De Jing
  9. Daocheng
  10. Daodejing
  11. Daoguang

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