noun
General Slang
parang
pah-RANG · noun · informal
Venezuelan-derived Christmas folk music
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Definitions
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A style of festive Spanish-language folk music sung at Christmas, accompanied by cuatro, maracas, and guitar.
“The parang band going house to house this Christmas.”
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parang In A Sentence
The parang band going house to house this Christmas.
Origin & Usage
Trinidad & Tobago; from Spanish 'parranda'.
Variants
parang soca
People Also Ask
What is parang?
It's a festive Spanish-language folk music sung at Christmas in Trinidad, accompanied by cuatro, maracas, and guitar.
Where does parang come from?
It derives from the Spanish 'parranda' and reflects Trinidad's Venezuelan cultural heritage.
When is parang played?
Mainly at Christmastime, traditionally by bands going house to house.
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