danzón

See also: danzon

English

Alternative forms

• danzon

Etymology

Borrowed from Cuban Spanish danzón.

Noun

danzón (uncountable)

1. (music) A Latin-American musical genre originating from Cuba, evolved from contradanza.
   • 2022 November 30, Giovanni Russonello, “Best Jazz Albums of 2022”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     He draws from modernism and its malcontents: Morton Feldman, Olivier Messaien, Thelonious Monk. He pulls heavily from Cuban folk traditions: Changüi, Abakuá, danzón.

   • 2023 June 23, Gia Kourlas, “Review: In ‘Like Water for Chocolate,’ Plot Overtakes Ballet”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     She leads the Ballet Theater orchestra throughout the run and lends vivid delicacy to the cinematic music, which incorporates traditional instruments and forms like danzón.

2. (dance) A dance style associated with danzón music.

Related terms

• danzonete

Spanish

Etymology

danza +‎ -ón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /danˈθon/ [d̪ãn̟ˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /danˈson/ [d̪ãnˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dan‧zón

Noun

danzón m (plural danzones)

1. danzón

Further reading

• “danzón”, 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