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PRONUNCIATION OF MENTO

mento  [ˈmɛntəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mento is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MENTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mento

Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on while played. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the music. Mento is often confused with calypso, a musical form from Trinidad and Tobago. Although the two share many similarities, they are separate and distinct musical forms. During the mid-20th century, mento was conflated with calypso, and mento was frequently referred to as calypso, kalypso and mento calypso; mento singers frequently used calypso songs and techniques. As in Calypso, Mento uses topical lyrics with a humorous slant, commenting on poverty and other social issues. Sexual innuendos are also common.

Definition of mento in the English dictionary

The definition of mento in the dictionary is a traditional Jamaican song or ballad similar to a calypso.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENTO


assiento
ˌæsɪˈɛntəʊ
Benevento
ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ
bento
ˈbɛntəʊ
cento
ˈsɛntəʊ
cinquecento
ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ
divertimento
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
lento
ˈlɛntəʊ
memento
mɪˈmɛntəʊ
pentimento
ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimento
pɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimiento
pɪˈmjɛntəʊ
portamento
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ
pronunciamento
prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ
quattrocento
ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ
rifacimento
rɪˌfætʃɪˈmɛntəʊ
Risorgimento
rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ
Sacramento
ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ
Sorrento
səˈrɛntəʊ
trecento
treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENTO

mentally impaired
mentation
mentee
menthaceous
menthene
menthol
menthol cigarettes
mentholated
menticide
mention
mentionable
mentioner
Mentmore
Menton
mentonniere
mentor
mentorial
mentoring
mentorship
mentum

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENTO

aggiornamento
Agrigento
beento
canto
conjunto
conto
duecento
Esperanto
get into
into
obento
onto
Papiamento
pinto
pronto
santo
seicento
tanto
Toronto
Trento

Synonyms and antonyms of mento in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mento» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENTO

Find out the translation of mento to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mento from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mento» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mento
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mento
570 millions of speakers

English

mento
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mento
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذقني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mento
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mento
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mento
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mento
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mento
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멘토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mento
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mento
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mento
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mento
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mento
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mento
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mento
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mento
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

MenIo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mento
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mento
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mento

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTO»

The term «mento» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mento» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mento» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mento

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENTO»

Discover the use of mento in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mento and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
"Mento, Jamaica's Original Music": Development, Tourism and ...
This dissertation explores mento, a genre of Jamaican social dance music, and focuses on the ways ideas about Jamaican national identity have complicated its performance and history and yielded competing notions about what it is and how it ...
Daniel Tannehill Neely, 2007
2
Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, ...
Explore the singers, songwriters, history, culture, and even fashions of reggae and Caribbean music in this extensive A-Z encyclopedia appropriate for college and high school students as well as anyone who loves reggae music.
David Vlado Moskowitz, 2006
3
Data Mining and Data Warehousing
The survey also hoped to elicit ideas and opinions concerning the potential role of libraries in supporting data mining and data warehousing in research institutions.
Barbara Mento, Brendan Alphonso Rapple, 2003
4
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
Mento derived from Afro-European folk forms and emerged in the 1930s with its own distinct sound. Reminiscent of Trinidadian CALYPSO but drawing on different roots, mento was JA- MAICA's first music to achieve national recognition.
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
5
Reggae: From Mento to Dancehall
Written from a personal perspective by a German who has made Jamaica his home, this compendium of reggae features, in alphabetical order, the history of Jamaican music from the derivation of Mento to Dancehall.
Werner Troeder, 2010
6
The Statutes of California: Passed at the ... Session of the ...
Session of the Legislature California. SEO. 8. From the county seat of Del Norte county to Sacra- N m mento, four hundred and sixty-five miles; to Stockton, four hundred and sixty“five miles; to San Quentin, three hundred and sixty-five miles.
California, 1858
7
Jamaican Popular Music, from Mento to Dancehall Reggae: A ...
Until now.Based on 15 years of research Jamaican Popular Music offers nearly 3700 entries on the evolution of the island'¿¿s commercial music scene from the calypso-like mento of the late-1940s and '¿¿50s to the roots reggae revolution ...
John Gray, 2011
8
Bob Marley: Herald of a Postcolonial World
19 Kong in 1962 featured a tin whistle, an instrument with mento connections as we have heard. And from 1965, at the high point of ska, the Wailers' 'Rude Boy' had a series of mento references in its lyrics, including the appropriation of a ...
Jason Toynbee, 2007
9
Music of Jamaica: Jamaica, Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
10
Jamaica: A Visitor's Guide
Deeply influenced over the years by its American counterpart, Jamaican music flourished, producing mento, then ska and rock steady, before proliferating internationally with the development of reggae. calypso and mento: Contrary to ...
Harry S. Pariser, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mento is used in the context of the following news items.
1
More than 19 bands to celebrate life of Doo Wop musician - Warwick …
Jack Mento, lead vocalist for Reminisce, has nothing but praise for his fellow bandmate. Jackvony was 21 years old when he joined Reminisce, ... «Warwick Beacon, Jul 15»
2
More than 19 bands to celebrate life of Doo Wop musician
Jack Mento, lead vocalist for Reminisce, has nothing but praise for his fellow bandmate. Jackvony was 21 years old when he joined Reminisce, ... «Cranston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Mating manatees draw crowd in Pompano Beach - Sun Sentinel
"It's awesome," said Gabrielle Mento, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, who came to the beach with her boyfriend Domenic Zenga, after seeing the ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
The Ska Vengers Pay Tribute to Indian Freedom Fighter Udham Singh
Ska is a music genre that fuses elements of Jamaican mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Kunal Sen and Tisha Deb ... «Blouinartinfo UK, Jul 15»
5
Bauxite: A hard man fi dead - Columns - JamaicaObserver.com
The famous Lititz Mento Band, a cultural group internationally renowned and led by the late Theophillus 'T' Miller was also the beneficiary of ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
6
Spotlight on: James Smith, Trumpeter for Reggae Band BURNING …
'Reggae' is actually more a catch-all for a collection of many influences; calypso, African, jazz, rhythm and blues, ska, and mento (Jamaican ... «Brooklyn Reader, Jul 15»
7
Anime Expo 2015 and Comic Con 2015
In the Drama and theatrical category was “Mento” dub, “Friends” dub, “English Rain” to the movie of the “Little Prince Returns.” “Hurricane” 39 ... «Mid Valley News, Jul 15»
8
After Testifying Against His People Dethroned Headman Exiles …
... and that his ruling was justifiable and in concordance with the laws of the land. By Abdulai Mento Kamara. Stay with Sierra Express Media, ... «Sierra Express Media, Jul 15»
9
7 Months No Salary – Blind School Workers Frustrated
... subventions from Government and other sources. By Abdulai Mento Kamara. Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news! «Sierra Express Media, Jul 15»
10
Diaspora members get tour of social enterprises
On arrival at the Source Centre, Savanna-la-Mar, the tourists were greeted by the pulsating musical sounds of the Mighty Beeston Mento Band, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mento [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mento>. May 2024 ».
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