Explore Guajeo through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Guajeo meaning
A typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chords in syncopated patterns.
Using Guajeo
- The main meaning on this page is: A typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chords in syncopated patterns.
Context around Guajeo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Guajeo
- In this selection, "guajeo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boogie, angular and based stand out and add context to how "guajeo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include more angular guajeo based lines and rumba boogie guajeo below. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "guajeo" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with guajeo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In his "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," the pianist employs the 2–3 clave onbeat/offbeat motif in a rumba boogie " guajeo " (below). (23 words)
Their "Chékere-son" (1976) introduced a style of "Cubanized" bebop-flavored horn lines that departed from the more angular guajeo-based lines which were typical of Cuban popular music and Latin jazz up until that time. (36 words)
Their "Chékere-son" (1976) introduced a style of "Cubanized" bebop-flavored horn lines that departed from the more angular guajeo-based lines which were typical of Cuban popular music and Latin jazz up until that time. (36 words)
In his "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," the pianist employs the 2–3 clave onbeat/offbeat motif in a rumba boogie " guajeo " (below). (23 words)
Example sentences (2)
In his "Mardi Gras in New Orleans," the pianist employs the 2–3 clave onbeat/offbeat motif in a rumba boogie " guajeo " (below).
Their "Chékere-son" (1976) introduced a style of "Cubanized" bebop-flavored horn lines that departed from the more angular guajeo-based lines which were typical of Cuban popular music and Latin jazz up until that time.