English
guaguanco
Guaguanco comes from Spanish guaguancó.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguaguancó
- Englishearliest quotation 2009guaguanco
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentguaguancó
- Englishearliest quotation 2009guaguanco
Earliest quotation: 2009, The New York Times, Jazz Listings: “Here, led by the pianist Jorge Gómez, Tiempo Libre…”
Every English word from Spanish guaguancó
Today it means
noun A subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish guaguancó / guaguanco