"mento" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mentos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntəʊ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mento (countable and uncountable, plural mentos)
  1. a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and voices. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Categories (place): Jamaica
    Sense id: en-mento-en-noun-C6j1Uapi Disambiguation of Musical genres: 99 1 Disambiguation of Jamaica: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 43 2 5 42 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 1 3 47 1 4
  2. an individual mento song. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mento-en-noun-MSgKR~dr

Inflected forms

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    "Rhymes:English/ɛntəʊ/2 syllables",
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