Cumbia

//ˈkumbja// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style. uncountable, usually

    "There’s […] an accordion- and brass-pumped Colombian cumbia for “Cumbia de Los Aburridos” (“Cumbia of the Bored”)."

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"There’s […] an accordion- and brass-pumped Colombian cumbia for “Cumbia de Los Aburridos” (“Cumbia of the Bored”)."

Etymology

From Colombian and Panamanian Spanish cumbia.

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