conjunto
See also: conjuntó
English edit
Noun edit
conjunto (plural conjuntos)
- a small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba
- 2009 April 13, A. E. Velez, “Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies at 78”, in New York Times[1]:
- In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation.
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɲˈʒun.tu]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kuɲˈʒun.to]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɲˈd͡ʒun.to]
Verb edit
conjunto
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin coniūnctus (“adjoining, connected”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: con‧jun‧to
Noun edit
conjunto m (plural conjuntos)
- a group of people
- collection, a group of objects
- Synonym: coleção
- (music) band
- Synonym: banda
- (mathematics) set (collection of mathematical objects, often having a common property)
- outfit (all the clothes that you wear at the same time, usually special clothes)
- Synonym: modelito
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:conjunto.
Adjective edit
conjunto (feminine conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas, sometimes comparable)
- (not comparable) joined, linked
- contiguous
- Synonym: contíguo
- adjoining, nearby
- (not comparable) joint (done by two or more people together)
Further reading edit
- conjunto on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /konˈxunto/ [kõŋˈxũn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -unto
- Syllabification: con‧jun‧to
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin coniūnctus, perfect passive participle of coniungō (“to join together”), from cum- + iungō (“to join”).
Adjective edit
conjunto (feminine conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
conjunto m (plural conjuntos)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
conjunto
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “conjunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014