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guaracha

guaracha noun: a genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics.

Noun

guaracha (countable and uncountable, plural guarachas)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics.
  2. (countable) A piece performed in this style.
    • “Harry was there to be able to tell us what is the difference between a guaracha and a mambo and what’s the montuno and who is really the top-notch danzón band,” she said.2007 February 19, William Neuman, “Amid Squeal of Trains at Times Square, Melody of a Store’s Rebirth”, in New York Times

Forms of guaracha

pluralguarachas

Origin of guaracha

Borrowed from Spanish guaracha.

Questions about guaracha

What does guaracha mean?
Guaracha means a genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics.
What part of speech is guaracha?
Guaracha is a noun.
What is the plural of guaracha?
The plural of guaracha is guarachas.

Words near guaracha in the dictionary

  1. guar beans
  2. guar gum
  3. guar gums
  4. Guar.
  5. guara
  6. guaracha
  7. guarachas
  8. guarache
  9. guaraches
  10. guarachi
  11. guarachis

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