charanga
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈɾanɡa/
charanga is spelled C-H-A-R-A-N-G-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charanga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “charanga” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Música militar que consta solo de instrumentos de meta”.
What does charanga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharanga
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Música militar que consta solo de instrumentos de meta. 2. Banda de música alegre.
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 charanga
- charangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce charanga?
- /t͡ʃaˈɾanɡa/
- [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋ.ɡa]
- [t͡ʃaˈɾãŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is charanga in Spanish?
charanga appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).