orquesta
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See also: orquestá
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From earlier orquestra, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]orquesta f (plural orquestas)
- (music) orchestra (of classical music)
- 2021 November 20, Ana Cucalón, “Venezuela logra récord Guinness con la orquesta más grande del mundo”, in CNN en Español[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2021:
- La interpretación de la marcha eslava realizada el sábado 13 de noviembre en el patio de honor de la academia militar de Caracas ganó el récord Guinness cómo la orquesta más grande del mundo al superar los 8.097 músicos tocando de forma simultánea por más de 5 minutos.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (music) band; group (group of musicians who play together)
- Baila y canta en una orquesta con camión
- She dances in sings in a touring band [who play on a stage that comes inside a lorry]
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]orquesta
- inflection of orquestar:
Further reading
[edit]- “orquesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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