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guaguanco

guaguanco noun: a subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.

Noun

guaguanco (countable and uncountable, plural guaguancos)

  1. A subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.
    • Here, led by the pianist Jorge Gómez, Tiempo Libre revisits that idea, outfitting recognizable pieces from the Bach repertory with son, danzon and guaguanco rhythm.2009 June 26, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of guaguanco

pluralguaguancos

Origin of guaguanco

Borrowed from Spanish guaguancó.

Questions about guaguanco

What does guaguanco mean?
Guaguanco means a subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.
What part of speech is guaguanco?
Guaguanco is a noun.
What is the plural of guaguanco?
The plural of guaguanco is guaguancos.

Words near guaguanco in the dictionary

  1. Guagliardo
  2. Guagliardos
  3. Guagua
  4. guaguanche
  5. guaguanches
  6. guaguanco
  7. guaguancos
  8. Guahibo
  9. guai lan
  10. guaiabero
  11. guaiaberos

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