Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conjunto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: con-jun-to
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.

Countable

noun

The style of music played by such groups.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation."
"[…] conjunto is also evolving as a popular-music style. Younger musicians who once rejected conjunto and the accordion in the 1970s and 1980s, or those musicians who stopped performing due to lack of interest in conjunto, have […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

conjuntos (plural)

Questions

What does conjunto mean?: A small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.

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