pachanga
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]pachanga (uncountable)
- A lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pachanga f (plural pachangas)
- (Cuba, US) a lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue
- (Argentina, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uruguay) party, bash (social gathering)
- (sports) pick-up game; football, basketball or another sport kickabout; friendly game
- Synonym: (Cuba) pitén
Descendants
[edit]- → English: pachanga
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pachanga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Cuba
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- Rhymes:Spanish/anɡa
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- Cuban Spanish
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- Argentinian Spanish
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- es:Sports
- es:Parties