vallenato

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish vallenato, from valle (valley) nato (born).

Noun

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vallenato (countable and uncountable, plural vallenatos)

  1. (music, uncountable) A popular style of folk music from Colombia.
  2. (music, countable) A piece performed in this style.
    • 2007 July 27, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[1]:
      100% COLOMBIANO (Tonight) This showcase of upbeat Colombian music includes exuberant salsa from Orquesta Guayacán and Son de Cali, with accordion-pumped vallenatos from the duos of Jorge Celedón-Jimmy Zambrano and Herbert Vargas-Silvestre Dangond, and vallenato-rooted rock from Fonseca.

Spanish

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Adjective

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vallenato (feminine vallenata, masculine plural vallenatos, feminine plural vallenatas)

  1. (relational) vallenato

Noun

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vallenato m (plural vallenatos)

  1. (music) vallenato

Further reading

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