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zorongo

Spanish, noun[soˈɾõŋgo]

zorongo is spelled Z-O-R-O-N-G-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zorongo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Andalusian dance style that emerged in the 17th or 18th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Canto y baile popular propio de la música andaluza. Se caracteriza por su métrica ternaria”.

What does zorongo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineAndalusian dance style that emerged in the 17th or 18th century

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Canto y baile popular propio de la música andaluza. Se caracteriza por su métrica ternaria. 2. Moño ancho y de poco relieve. 3. Pañuelo que se dobla en forma de venda y que se lleva rodeando la cabeza. 4. Pelo agregado o postizo.

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 zorongo

  • zorongos plural
  • zarongo alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce zorongo?

  • [soˈɾõŋgo]
  • [θoˈɾõŋgo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to zorongo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is zorongo in Spanish?

zorongo appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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