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pindín

Also spelled: música pindín

Definition

The popular name for Panamanian accordion-based típico music. It started as a half-pejorative term used by people who saw it as country music, and ended up adopted with pride by the musicians and dancers themselves.

Example

They put on pindín and the floor filled up.Pusieron pindín y se llenó la pista.

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Where it is used
nationwide
Currency
in use today
Origin
Onomatopeya del rasgueo del acordeón, según la explicación más repetida.

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