montuno
montuno noun: the counterpoint in Cuban salsa music.
Noun
montuno (plural montunos)
- The counterpoint in Cuban salsa music.
- The piano montunos showered down on us from the speaker. The cries of the leader were like great gasps in the air.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC
- “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 montuno
| plural | montunos |
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Origin of montuno
From Spanish montuno (literally “from the mountain”), referring to rural music.
Questions about montuno
- What does montuno mean?
- Montuno means the counterpoint in Cuban salsa music.
- What part of speech is montuno?
- Montuno is a noun.
- What is the plural of montuno?
- The plural of montuno is montunos.
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