English
joropo
Joropo comes from Spanish joropo.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjoropo
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentjoropo
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, The Associated Press, Aldemaro Romero, Composer, Dies at 79: “Mr. Romero went beyond established genres as he composed…”
Every English word from Spanish joropo
Today it means
noun A musical style resembling the waltz, performed in Venezuela and Colombia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish joropo / joropo