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kumintang

Pronunciation: /kuminˈtaŋ/

“kumintang” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a Tagalog epic before the Spanish colonial period from the Kumintang area (supposed to be lost during the Spanish colonial period)
  2. ancient warriors from the Kumintang area
  3. ancient battle or conquest songs of Kumintang warriors
  4. a type of matrimonial ballad
  5. a type of doleful wedding ditty (in verse sung by men during nuptial ceremonies)
  6. amorous song and music with guitar accompaniment
  7. a type of kundiman
  8. stylistic chant set to the verses of Florante at Laura
  9. ancient war dance of the Kumintang area
  10. a type of dance sequence of a man and a woman (with a cup of sasa wine in the woman's hand)
  11. a pantomimic courtship dance by a man and a woman

Etymology

See Kumintang.

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