conjunto

noun

con·​jun·​to kōn-ˈhün-tō How to pronounce conjunto (audio)
: a kind of Mexican-American music that has been influenced by the music of German immigrants to Texas and that features the accordion in addition to Mexican elements

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La Perfecta began like a gutsy Afro-Cuban conjunto with four trumpets, until budgetary limitations inspired him to replace trumpets with the double trombone lineup of Barry Rogers and Jose Rodrigues. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025 Flaco Jiménez, the Tejano music icon whose virtuosic accordion playing and pioneering contributions to conjunto and Tex-Mex music brought global acclaim to a cherished South Texas tradition, has died at 86. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025 For most people, conjunto and norteño are one and the same, completely indistinguishable from the other. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 An evangelical conjunto played hymns. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022 The lineup, which runs from traditional conjunto to punk rock, will include Santiago Jimenez, Eva Ybarra, Fea, Piñata Protest, Eddie & the Valients and Mariachi Las Alteñas. Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish literally, ensemble

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conjunto was in 1982

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“Conjunto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunto. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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