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  • noun music A genre of Mexican music.

Etymologies

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From Spanish el pasito duranguense, from Durango, a state in northwestern Mexico.

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Examples

  • There is still a distinct tendency to include game on the duranguense menu, and venado asado, a venison dish, is one of the state's signature culinary offerings.

    The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West 2006

  • Grilled, roasted, and cooked in soups and stews, beef is one of the mainstays of the state's cuisine, and it is hard to imagine duranguense food without it.

    The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West 2006

  • Grilled, roasted, and cooked in soups and stews, beef is one of the mainstays of the state's cuisine, and it is hard to imagine duranguense food without it.

    The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West 2006

  • There is still a distinct tendency to include game on the duranguense menu, and venado asado, a venison dish, is one of the state's signature culinary offerings.

    The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West 2006

  • Forced to choose between Mexican regional musical styles, I'd take norteño over duranguense any day.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Lisa B. 2007

  • It's what you have in the morning if you stayed out very late the night before listening to duranguense music.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Lisa B. 2007

  • It's what you have in the morning if you stayed out very late the night before listening to duranguense music.

    Fun in that city to the east Lisa B. 2007

  • But I must say that when you see it live, duranguense really brings the boom.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Lisa B. 2007

  • But I must say that when you see it live, duranguense really brings the boom.

    Fun in that city to the east Lisa B. 2007

  • Forced to choose between Mexican regional musical styles, I'd take norteño over duranguense any day.

    Fun in that city to the east Lisa B. 2007

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