conjunto

See also: conjuntó

English

Noun

conjunto (plural conjuntos)

1. 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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kuɲˈʒun.to/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kuɲˈʒun.tu/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /koɲˈd͡ʒun.to/

Verb

conjunto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of conjuntar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• conjuncto (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniūnctus (“adjoining, connected”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõˈʒũ.tu/

• Hyphenation: con‧jun‧to

Noun

conjunto m (plural conjuntos)

1. a group of people

   Synonyms: coletivo, grupo

2. collection, a group of objects

   Synonym: coleção

3. (music) band

   Synonym: banda

4. (mathematics) set (collection of mathematical objects, often having a common property)
5. outfit (all the clothes that you wear at the same time, usually special clothes)

   Synonym: modelito

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conjunto.

Adjective

conjunto (feminine conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas, sometimes comparable)

1. (not comparable) joined, linked

   Synonyms: junto, ligado

   Antonym: separado

2. contiguous

   Synonym: contíguo

3. adjoining, nearby

   Synonyms: perto, próximo

   Antonyms: distante, longe

4. (not comparable) joint (done by two or more people together)

Further reading

• conjunto on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin coniūnctus, perfect passive participle of coniungō (“to join together”), from cum- + iungō (“to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈxunto/ [kõŋˈxũn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Latin America)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -unto
• Syllabification: con‧jun‧to

Adjective

conjunto (feminine conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas)

1. joint

Derived terms

• declaración conjunta
• en conjunto
• función de densidad de probabilidad conjunta

 

Noun

conjunto m (plural conjuntos)

1. outfit
2. group
3. squad
4. (mathematics) set

Derived terms

• conjunto de partes
• conjunto vacío
• subconjunto
• teoría de conjuntos

 

Verb

conjunto

1. first-person singular present indicative of conjuntar

See also

• colección f

Further reading

• “conjunto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014