Polyglot Dictionary

vallenato

/baʎeˈnato/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los vallenatos

Meaning

  1. vallenato, a traditional folk music genre from Colombia's Caribbean coast

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Usage notes

A traditional folk music genre from Colombia's Caribbean coast, recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity's intangible cultural heritage; typically played with accordion, caja vallenata drum, and guacharaca.

Practice

1 What does vallenato mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ cuenta historias con acordeón y guacharaca.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vallenato?

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