charango en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/
Etymology
From Spanish charango, onomatopoeic, or perhaps a corruption of charanga.
Meanings
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A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
One song the group performed on Thursday, “La Partida,” featured lovely bell harmonics from the guitars, a shifting pattern of cross‐rhythms on the guitar‐like charango, and a quena lead.
1978 April 14, “Music: Inti‐Illimani, From the Andes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| charangos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
charangoist · charangon · charanguista
Translations (6)
es charango (small guitar-like stringed instrument) · ru чаранго (small guitar-like stringed instrument) · mr चारांगो (small guitar-like stringed instrument) · cmn 恰朗哥 (small guitar-like stringed instrument) · fr charango (small guitar-like stringed instrument) · fi charango (small guitar-like stringed instrument)