canyengue

Spanish

Etymology

From canyongo, borrowed from Kimbundu candombe + yongo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kanˈʝenɡe/ [kãɲˈɟ͡ʝẽŋ.ɡe]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʝenɡe/ [kãɲˈɟ͡ʝẽŋ.ɡe]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanˈʃenɡe/ [kãnʲˈʃẽŋ.ɡe]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʒenɡe/ [kãnʲˈʒẽŋ.ɡe]

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• Rhymes: -enɡe
• Syllabification: can‧yen‧gue

Noun

canyengue m (plural canyengues)

1. (Uruguay, Argentina) a dancing evening
2. (Uruguay, Argentina) a provocative style of the tango