descarga

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noun

A jam session in the tradition of Cuban music

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

noundescarga (plural descargas)

plural descargas

  1. entertainmentA jam session in the tradition of Cuban music

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

    2007 January 12, “Rock/Pop Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Spanishdescargardeverb.
  2. Spanishdescarga
  3. Englishdescarga

Borrowed from Spanish descarga.

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APA

descarga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descarga

MLA

“descarga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descarga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descarga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descarga.

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