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/Sounds like "hoh" (as in "hope") + "ROH" (as in "row") + "poh" (as in "port")/

Meaning

Venezuela's national musical rhythm and folkloric dance, born in the llanos (the vast plains) and a symbol of Venezuelan identity. Performed with cuatro guitar, harp, and maracas, joropo is both music and celebration at once, fast, proud, and deeply rooted in the land.

Examples

Bailaron joropo en la plaza durante toda la noche de fiesta.

They danced joropo in the plaza all night long during the festival.

Aprendió a bailar joropo desde niño, en los llanos.

He learned to dance joropo as a child growing up on the Venezuelan plains.

Regional synonyms

To skip classes or not show up to work without permission in Chile and Peru. The ancient art of being absent without official authorization while hoping nobody notices your strategic disappearance.