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tumbaos

tumbaos is the plural of tumbao.

Meaning of tumbao

Noun

tumbao (plural tumbaos)

  1. The basic rhythm played on the conga drum and the bass in Afro-Cuban music.
    • After all, its encore introduced some new musical elements, including a pulse faintly suggestive of an Afro-Cuban tumbao.2007 February 12, Nate Chinen, “A Flamenco Master Is His Own Ensemble”, in New York Times

Questions about tumbaos

What is tumbaos the plural of?
Tumbaos is the plural of tumbao.

Words near tumbaos in the dictionary

  1. Tumbaga 1
  2. Tumbaga 2
  3. tumbak
  4. tumbaks
  5. tumbao
  6. tumbaos
  7. Tumbarumba
  8. Tumbaya
  9. tumbed
  10. Tumbes
  11. tumbi

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