candombe
Spanish, noun/kanˈdombe/
candombe is spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 58,329th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candombe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “candombe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Baile americano de ritmo muy vivo de origen negroafricano, de ritmo de cuatro negras por compás con clave…”.
What does candombe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecandombe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Baile americano de ritmo muy vivo de origen negroafricano, de ritmo de cuatro negras por compás con clave 3:2, tradicional del Uruguay. 2. Ritmo y música típica que acompaña al candombe.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of candombe
- candombes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candombe?
- /kanˈdombe/
- [kãn̪ˈd̪õm.be]
- [kãn̪ˈd̪õmbe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is candombe in Spanish?
candombe appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).