conjunto
See also: conjuntó
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
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.
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kuɲˈʒun.to/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kuɲˈʒun.tu/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /koɲˈd͡ʒun.to/
VerbEdit
conjunto
- first-person singular present indicative form of conjuntar
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- conjuncto (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin coniūnctus (“adjoining, connected”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: con‧jun‧to
NounEdit
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
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:conjunto.
AdjectiveEdit
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 readingEdit
- conjunto on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Latin coniūnctus, perfect passive participle of coniungō (“to join together”), from cum- + iungō (“to join”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /konˈxunto/ [kõŋˈxũn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Latin America) (file) - Rhymes: -unto
- Syllabification: con‧jun‧to
AdjectiveEdit
conjunto (feminine conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
conjunto m (plural conjuntos)
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
conjunto
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “conjunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014