Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachanga

/pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: pachanga
IPA: /pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lively style of Cuban music and dance, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Cuban Spanish pachanga.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pachangas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pachanga?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/.
What does pachanga mean?: A lively style of Cuban music and dance, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.
Where does pachanga come from?: Borrowed from Cuban Spanish pachanga.

How to pronounce pachanga

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