charanga

English

Etymology

From Spanish charanga.

Noun

charanga (plural charangas)

1. (countable, uncountable, music) A traditional ensemble of Cuban dance music, and the genre of music they create.
   • 1995 February 22, Peter Watrous, “In Performance”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Going to hear charanga, the Afro-Cuban music that uses strings, flute and a standard rhythm section, is a bit like going to see a rare ibex in a zoo: it's a wonder that it exists at all, and its existence can color one's perception of its value.

   • 2007 September 17, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     The album includes plenty of songs about love and dancing that draw on vintage and recent Cuban music, from the lilting son to the elegant flute and violins of charanga to percussive rumba and mambo.

Further reading

• charanga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɾanɡa/ [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -anɡa
• Syllabification: cha‧ran‧ga

Noun

charanga f (plural charangas)

1. charanga

Further reading

• “charanga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10