afro-cuban

afro-cuban — adjective

1. linked to people in Cuba whose ancestors came from Africa, or to the music, danc

1.形容詞C1
釋義

linked to people in Cuba whose ancestors came from Africa, or to the music, dance, and religious traditions that grew from blending African and Cuban cultures.

例句

Mongo Santamaría helped bring Afro-Cuban rhythms to American jazz audiences in the 1950s.

attributive: Afro-Cuban + noun (rhythms)

The dance class teaches steps from rumba, mambo, and other Afro-Cuban traditions.

collocation: Afro-Cuban traditions / dance

同義詞
  • Cuban-African

    rare reversal; not the standard form in music or academic writing

文法句型

Afro-Cuban + noun (music, dance, religion, community)

用法筆記

Always written with two capital letters and a hyphen: 'Afro-Cuban', not 'afro cuban' or 'afrocuban'. Most often used attributively before nouns like 'music', 'jazz', 'rhythms', 'dance', or 'religion'; less common when describing people directly.

常見錯誤

❌She loves afrocuban music.
✅She loves Afro-Cuban music.
💡the word needs both capitals and a hyphen.
❌The drummer plays African-Cuban jazz.
✅The drummer plays Afro-Cuban jazz.
💡the fixed form uses the prefix 'Afro-', not the full word 'African'.