conjunto
See also: conjuntó
English
Noun
conjunto (plural conjuntos)
- A small Latin American musical ensemble, mainly in Mexico and Cuba.
- 2009 April 13, A. E. Velez, “Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies at 78”, in New York Times:
- In 1962, he joined Eddie Palmieri’s seminal band, La Perfecta, which challenged the big band scene with a smaller, conjunto lineup that called for fewer players and more improvisation.
-
Catalan
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- conjuncto (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin coniunctus (“adjoining, connected”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ˈʒũ.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ˈʒũ.to/
- Hyphenation: con‧jun‧to
Noun
conjunto m (plural conjuntos)
- a group of people
- collection, a group of objects
- (music) band
- (mathematics) set (collection of mathematical objects, often having a common property)
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:conjunto.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin coniunctus, past participle of coniungere, this from cum- + iungere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈxunto/, [kõŋˈxũn̪t̪o]
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Adjective
conjunto (feminine singular conjunta, masculine plural conjuntos, feminine plural conjuntas)
See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.