cumbancha

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Spanish

Etymology

From cumbé (Afro-Caribbean dance), from an African language, possibly Kongo kúmba (to be boisterous, make noise).

Noun

cumbancha f (plural cumbanchas)

  1. merrymaking, fiesta
    • 2015 December 29, “Lechón asado, música y cubos de agua… mosaico de tradiciones › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma:
      No en vano el dúo musical Buena Fe lo ha descrito como mamífero nacional, gracias a su presencia casi invariable en cuanta cumbancha ocurra y plato representativo, además, de nuestra gastronomía.
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