guaguanco

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noun

A subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.

OriginSpanish guaguancó →
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Meanings

nounguaguanco (countable and uncountable, plural guaguancos)

plural guaguancos

  1. countableuncountableA subgenre of Cuban rumba, a complex rhythmic music and dance style.

    Here, led by the pianist Jorge Gómez, Tiempo Libre revisits that idea, outfitting recognizable pieces from the Bach repertory with son, danzon and guaguanco rhythm.

    2009 June 26, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Spanishguaguancó
  2. Englishguaguanco

Borrowed from Spanish guaguancó.

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APA

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

MLA

“guaguanco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaguanco. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guaguanco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaguanco.

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