No. 14,291 in Spanish
vallenato
Vallenato: A traditional Colombian music genre and style originating from the Caribbean region, featuring accordion, caja, and guacharaca instrumentation.
In a sentence
El vallenato es un género musical tradicional de Colombia.
Vallenato is a traditional music genre from Colombia.
In this sentence, 'vallenato' is used as a noun to represent the musical style.
Escuchamos un vallenato muy animado en la fiesta anoche.
We listened to a very lively vallenato at the party last night.
Here, 'vallenato' refers to a specific song or piece within the genre.
El cantante de vallenato nos emocionó con su interpretación.
The vallenato singer moved us with his performance.
In this context, 'vallenato' is used to describe a person associated with the genre, specifically a singer.
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