pachanga

English

Etymology

From Spanish pachanga.

Noun

pachanga (uncountable)

1. A lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈt͡ʃanɡa/, [paˈt͡ʃãŋ.ɡa]

Noun

pachanga f (plural pachangas)

1. (Argentina, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uruguay) party, bash (social gathering)
2. (sports) a pick-up game of a sport; a football, basketball or another sport kickabout; a friendly game

   Synonym: (Cuba) pitén

See also

• boncho m
• carrete m
• farra f
• fiesta f
• guateque m
• juerga f
• marcha f
• parranda f
• reventón m
• tenderete m

Descendants

• → English: pachanga

Further reading

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