guaracha
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish guaracha.
Noun edit
guaracha (countable and uncountable, plural guarachas)
- (music, uncountable) A genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics.
- (music, countable) A piece performed in this style.
- 2007 February 19, William Neuman, “Amid Squeal of Trains at Times Square, Melody of a Store’s Rebirth”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Harry was there to be able to tell us what is the difference between a guaracha and a mambo and what’s the montuno and who is really the top-notch danzón band,” she said.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guaracha f (plural guarachas)
Further reading edit
- “guaracha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014