Charango
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Charango is a noun meaning A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
Meaning
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- charangos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include charangon, chillador, guacharaca, charanga, cantaro, guitjo.
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