pachanga

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/pʌˈt͡ʃɑŋɡʌ/

noun

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

OriginCuban Spanish pachanga →
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Meanings

nounpachanga (countable and uncountable, plural pachangas)

plural pachangas

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

Origin

  1. Cuban Spanishpachanga
  2. Cuban Spanishpachanga
  3. Englishpachanga

Borrowed from Cuban Spanish pachanga.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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