MENTO

Meaning of MENTO in English

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a style of Jamaican folk music based on a traditional dance rhythm in duple time.

Origin

early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.

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MENTO — n chin
Interlingua English vocab
MENTO- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mentum — more at mental : chin : chin and mento anterior mento …
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COMPARTMENT — I. kəmˈpärtmənt, -pȧt- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire + -mento -ment 1. …
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SARMENTOCYMARIN — sär|mentō+ noun Etymology: sarmento- (from New Latin sarmentosus — specific epithet of Strophanthus sarmentosus — , from Latin, sarmentose) + …
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RISORGIMENTO — (ˌ)rēˌsȯ(r)jə̇ˈmen.(ˌ)tō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from risorgere to rise again (from Latin resurgere ) + -i- + -mento …
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RIFACIMENTO — (ˌ)rēˌfächēˈmen.(ˌ)tō noun or re·fa·ci·men·to rə̇ˌf- ( plural rifacimen·ti -tē ; or rifacimentos or refacimen·ti or refacimentos ) Etymology: Italian rifacimento, …
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POSTAMENT — ˈpōstəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from (assumed) obsolete Italian postamento, from postare to place, put (from posto, past …
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PORTAMENTO — ˌpōrd.əˈmen(ˌ)tō noun ( plural portamen·ti -n(ˌ)tē) Etymology: Italian, literally, act of carrying, from portare to carry (from Latin) + -mento …
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PENTIMENTO — ˌpentəˈmen(ˌ)tō noun ( plural pentimen·ti -(ˌ)tē) Etymology: Italian, repentance, correction, from pentire to repent (from Latin paenitere ) + -mento …
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PARTIMENTO — ˌpärd.əˈmen.ˌtō noun ( plural partimen·ti -ˌtē) Etymology: Italian, literally, division, from partire to divide, go away (from Latin partire, partiri …
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PAPIAMENTO — ˌpäpyəˈmen.(ˌ)tō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, from Papiamento papia talk (probably from Portuguese papear to chatter, …
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MOVIMENTO — ˌmōvəˈmen.(ˌ)tō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, literally, movement, from movere to move (from Latin movēre ) + -mento -ment …
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DIVERTIMENTO — də̇ˌvərd.əˈmen(ˌ)tō, -ver-, dēˌver- noun ( plural divertimen·ti -n(ˌ)tē) Etymology: Italian, literally, diversion, amusement, from divertire to divert, amuse (from French …
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APARTMENT — əˈpärtmənt, -pȧt- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French appartement, from Italian appartamento (translation of Spanish apartamiento, literally, …
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RISORGIMENTO — /ri zawr'jeuh men"toh, -sawr'-/ ; It. /rddee zawrdd'jee men"taw/ , n. , pl. Risorgimentos , It. Risorgimenti /-tee/ for 2. …
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RIFACIMENTO — /ri fah'chi men"toh/ ; It. /rddee fah'chee men"taw/ , n. , pl. rifacimenti /-tee/ . a recast or adaptation, as …
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PENTIMENTO — /pen'teuh men"toh/ , n. , pl. pentimenti /-tee/ . Painting. the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes …
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DIVERTIMENTO — /di verr'teuh men"toh/ ; It. /dee verdd'tee men"taw/ , n. , pl. divertimentos, divertimenti /-tee/ . Music. an instrumental composition …
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APARTMENT — — apartmental /euh pahrt men"tl/ , adj. /euh pahrt"meuhnt/ , n. 1. a room or a group of related rooms, …
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ANDAMENTO — /an'deuh men"toh/ ; It. /ahn'dah men"taw/ , n. , pl. andamentos , It. andamenta /-tah/ . Music. 1. an extended …
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AGGIORNAMENTO — /euh jawr'neuh men"toh/ ; It. /ahd jawrdd'nah men"taw/ , n. , pl. aggiornamenti /-tee/ . the act of bringing something …
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SKA — Jamaica's first indigenous urban pop style. Pioneered by the operators of powerful mobile discos called sound systems, ska evolved in …
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MARLEY, BOB — born Feb. 6, 1945, Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica died May 11, 1981, Miami, Fla., U.S. Bob Marley. in full …
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MEMENTO — memento BrE AmE mə ˈment əʊ mɪ-, me-, !!məʊ- AmE -ˈment̬ oʊ ▷ memento|es, ~s z ▶ me ˌ mento …
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