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pachanga

/pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/

pachanga noun: a lively style of Cuban music and dance, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.

Noun

pachanga (countable and uncountable, plural pachangas)

  1. A lively style of Cuban music and dance, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.

Forms of pachanga

pluralpachangas

Origin of pachanga

Borrowed from Cuban Spanish pachanga.

Questions about pachanga

What does pachanga mean?
Pachanga means a lively style of Cuban music and dance, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.
What part of speech is pachanga?
Pachanga is a noun.
How do you pronounce pachanga?
Pachanga is pronounced /pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/.
What is the plural of pachanga?
The plural of pachanga is pachangas.

Words near pachanga in the dictionary

  1. pachalic
  2. pachalics
  3. Pachamama
  4. pachamanca
  5. pachamancas
  6. pachanga
  7. pachangas
  8. pachas
  9. pachastrelloside
  10. Pacheco
  11. Pachecos

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