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danzon

danzon is the alternative form of danzón.

Meaning of danzón

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
  2. A dance style associated with danzón music.

Questions about danzon

What is danzon the alternative form of?
Danzon is the alternative form of danzón.

Words near danzon in the dictionary

  1. Danzig
  2. Danziger
  3. Danzigers
  4. Danzigian
  5. Danzigians
  6. danzon
  7. danzonete
  8. danzonetes
  9. Danzy
  10. Danzys
  11. danzón

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