montuno

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish montuno (literally “from the mountain”), referring to rural music. === Noun === montuno (plural montunos) (music) The counterpoint in Cuban salsa music. ==== Related terms ==== son montuno == Spanish == === Etymology === From monte + -uno. === Adjective === montuno (feminine montuna, masculine plural montunos, feminine plural montunas) (relational) highland, mountain from the mountains Synonym: montés (Latin America) rude, crude (not civilized) Synonyms: rústico, montaraz === Noun === montuno m (plural montunos) (music) montuno === Further reading === “montuno”, 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