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cumbia

cumbia

English

Noun

cumbia (usually uncountable, plural cumbias)

  1. A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style
    • 2007 April 23, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times:
      There’s [] an accordion- and brass-pumped Colombian cumbia for “Cumbia de Los Aburridos” (“Cumbia of the Bored”).

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumbja/

Noun

cumbia f (plural cumbias)

  1. A style of dance and music which originated in Colombia's Caribbean coastal region and Panama and is popular throughout Latin America, or a piece in this style