banda

CEFRA2

/bˈændə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A Mexican music group or style featuring brass instruments.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • The musical group played a lively banda tune at the festival.

  • What's "arroz a banda"?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An ensemble playing such music.

  2. A style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.

More examples

In context

  • With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Spanish banda. Doublet of band.