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单词 charango
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Definition of charango in English:

charango

nounPlural charangostʃəˈraŋɡəʊCHəˈraNGɡō
  • A small Andean guitar, traditionally made from an armadillo shell.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead, on lonely curves, we'd pass a young man in a tall, conical knitted hat and a bright embroidered jacket, walking along playing a tiny guitar, a charango, to himself.
    • Originally, the soundbox of the charango was made from the shell of an armadillo, which gave it a unique sound and appearance.
    • They cooked and washed, men drank and played charangos, older kids whined about the rustic boredom, and Fabrizio, age five, made a first disastrous experiment with chicha.
    • All night, squads of dressed-up campesinos trotted through town, the men strumming charangos, the women shrilling praise-songs to whichever roadless hamlet they'd walked from.
    • The haunting sound of the large pan pipes, the melodious sound of the charango and the moving atmosphere created by the violin bring this diverse repertoire beautifully together.

Origin

1920s: from South American Spanish.

Rhymes

Durango, fandango, mango, Okavango, quango, Sango, tango
 
 

Definition of charango in US English:

charango

nounCHəˈraNGɡō
  • A small Andean guitar, traditionally made from an armadillo shell.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They cooked and washed, men drank and played charangos, older kids whined about the rustic boredom, and Fabrizio, age five, made a first disastrous experiment with chicha.
    • All night, squads of dressed-up campesinos trotted through town, the men strumming charangos, the women shrilling praise-songs to whichever roadless hamlet they'd walked from.
    • Instead, on lonely curves, we'd pass a young man in a tall, conical knitted hat and a bright embroidered jacket, walking along playing a tiny guitar, a charango, to himself.
    • Originally, the soundbox of the charango was made from the shell of an armadillo, which gave it a unique sound and appearance.
    • The haunting sound of the large pan pipes, the melodious sound of the charango and the moving atmosphere created by the violin bring this diverse repertoire beautifully together.

Origin

1920s: from South American Spanish.

 
 
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