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Makossa meaning

A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.

Using Makossa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.

Context around Makossa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

galala 1× soul 1×

Often after:

skelewu 1× manu 1×

Sentence patterns with Makossa

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

of soul makossa manu dibango 1× styles galala makossa skelewu shaku 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

new dance marvellous 1× they also intimated 1×

Common sentence endings:

makossa manu dibango 1×

Words around Makossa

Just before it in the word index:

makos 9 makore 10 makor 4 makonnen 8 makoni 10 makonese 2

Just after it in the word index:

makoto 34 makotoko 2 makovsky 7 makowski 2 makowsky 5 makran 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Makossa

  • In this selection, "makossa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, galala, soul, skelewu and manu stand out and add context to how "makossa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of soul makossa manu dibango and styles galala makossa skelewu shaku. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "makossa" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with makossa

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

New Dance- Marvellous Benjy: The Nigerian music industry goes through numerous phases of dance styles; Galala, makossa, Skelewu, shaku shaku and so on. (23 words)

They also intimated that the choice of Monjoa as the best was done by a jury that was headed, for the first time, by one of Cameroon’s legends in the field of soul makossa, Manu Dibango. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

They also intimated that the choice of Monjoa as the best was done by a jury that was headed, for the first time, by one of Cameroon’s legends in the field of soul makossa, Manu Dibango. (37 words)

New Dance- Marvellous Benjy: The Nigerian music industry goes through numerous phases of dance styles; Galala, makossa, Skelewu, shaku shaku and so on. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

New Dance- Marvellous Benjy: The Nigerian music industry goes through numerous phases of dance styles; Galala, makossa, Skelewu, shaku shaku and so on.

They also intimated that the choice of Monjoa as the best was done by a jury that was headed, for the first time, by one of Cameroon’s legends in the field of soul makossa, Manu Dibango.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "makossa" in a sentence?
An example: "New Dance- Marvellous Benjy: The Nigerian music industry goes through numerous phases of dance styles; Galala, makossa, Skelewu, shaku shaku and so on." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "makossa" from authentic English texts.
What does "makossa" mean?
Makossa means: A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.
How many example sentences with "makossa" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "makossa", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.