duranguense

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noun

A genre of Mexican music related to banda and norteño, emerged in the 2000s.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounduranguense (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of Mexican music related to banda and norteño, emerged in the 2000s.

    The two-stage festival's lineup reads like a who's who of norteño, duranguense and banda sinaloense acts, including Los Tigres del Norte, Banda el Recodo, Conjunto Primavera, Los Tucanes de Tijuana and K-Paz de la Sierra.

    2010 April 17, Ayala Ben-Yehuda, “Field of Dreams: Vive Grupero Festival Snares Regional Mexican Artists For Free”, in Billboard, volume 122, number 15, page 8

Origin

From Spanish el pasito duranguense, from Durango, a state in northwestern Mexico.

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APA

duranguense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duranguense

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Chicago

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