"milonga" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /miˈlonɡa/, [miˈlõŋ.ɡa] Forms: milongas [plural]
Rhymes: -onɡa Etymology: Related to Portuguese milonga, perhaps both ultimately of African origin and from Kimbundu milonga (“issue, argument”). Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|milonga}} Portuguese milonga, {{der|es|kmb|milonga|t=issue, argument}} Kimbundu milonga (“issue, argument”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} milonga f (plural milongas)
  1. (music) milonga Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-milonga-es-noun-kK~e6Nxz Categories (other): Musical genres Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (dance) milonga Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-milonga-es-noun-kK~e6Nxz1 Categories (other): Dance, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 78 10 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (colloquial) a lie or falsehood Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: engaño, cuento
    Sense id: en-milonga-es-noun-RiJC2Y-O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: milonguero

Inflected forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "cuento"
        }
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      "ipa": "/miˈlonɡa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[miˈlõŋ.ɡa]"
    },
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    }
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "es:Musical genres"
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        "milonga"
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
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        "a lie or falsehood"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "falsehood",
          "falsehood"
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        "(colloquial) a lie or falsehood"
      ],
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          "word": "engaño"
        },
        {
          "word": "cuento"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/miˈlonɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[miˈlõŋ.ɡa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-onɡa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "milonga"
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