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Comparsa in a sentence

Comparsa meaning

A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.

Using Comparsa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.

Context around Comparsa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cuban 1×

Often after:

new 1×

Sentence patterns with Comparsa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the comparsa is a 1× think cuban comparsa new orleans 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the comparsa is 1× voodoo love orchestra 1×

Common sentence endings:

and mississippi blues 1× particular religious celebration 1×

Words around Comparsa

Just before it in the word index:

comparisons 609 comparison 2.566 comparision 2 comparing 938 comparethemarket 5 compares 856

Just after it in the word index:

compartment 262 compartmental 2 compartmentalisation 3 compartmentalise 2 compartmentalised 8 compartmentalising 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Comparsa

  • In this selection, "comparsa" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cuban and new stand out and add context to how "comparsa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the comparsa is a and think cuban comparsa new orleans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "comparsa" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with comparsa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Voodoo Love Orchestra will be bringing the entertainment with sounds of 1960s Latin America — think Cuban comparsa, New Orleans jazz and Mississippi blues. (23 words)

The Comparsa is a development of African processions where groups of devotees follow a given saint or deity during a particular religious celebration". (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Voodoo Love Orchestra will be bringing the entertainment with sounds of 1960s Latin America — think Cuban comparsa, New Orleans jazz and Mississippi blues. (23 words)

The Comparsa is a development of African processions where groups of devotees follow a given saint or deity during a particular religious celebration". (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

Voodoo Love Orchestra will be bringing the entertainment with sounds of 1960s Latin America — think Cuban comparsa, New Orleans jazz and Mississippi blues.

The Comparsa is a development of African processions where groups of devotees follow a given saint or deity during a particular religious celebration".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "comparsa" in a sentence?
An example: "Voodoo Love Orchestra will be bringing the entertainment with sounds of 1960s Latin America — think Cuban comparsa, New Orleans jazz and Mississippi blues." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "comparsa" from authentic English texts.
What does "comparsa" mean?
Comparsa means: A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.
How many example sentences with "comparsa" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "comparsa", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.