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makossa

makossa noun: a music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.

Noun

makossa (uncountable)

  1. A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.

Origin of makossa

From Duala [Term?] (“I dance”).

Questions about makossa

What does makossa mean?
Makossa means a music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.
What part of speech is makossa?
Makossa is a noun.

Words near makossa in the dictionary

  1. makoronyera
  2. makoros
  3. Makorra
  4. makos
  5. Makoske
  6. makossa
  7. makovickyite
  8. makowce
  9. Makower
  10. makowiec
  11. Makowski

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