Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descarga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: descar-ga
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jam session in the tradition of Cuban music

Example Sentences

"Jimmy Bosch is a trombonist who savors the Latin jazz tradition of the descarga, a jam session everyone can dance to."

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish descargardeverb. Spanish descargabor. English descarga Borrowed from Spanish descarga.

Inflected Forms

descargas (plural)

Questions

What does descarga mean?: A jam session in the tradition of Cuban music
Where does descarga come from?: Etymology tree Spanish descargardeverb. Spanish descargabor. English descarga Borrowed from Spanish descarga.

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