bajo

Definitions of bajo
  1. noun
    the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
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    contrabajo, violón
    largest and lowest member of the violin family
    tuba
    the lowest brass wind instrument
    bombardino
    a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
    helicón
    a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
    type of:
    instrumento, instrumento musical
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  2. noun
    the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
    synonyms: entresuelo, planta baja
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    type of:
    piso, planta
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
  3. noun
    the lowest part in polyphonic music
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    voz
    the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
  4. noun
    the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
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    línea
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  5. noun
    low level country
    synonyms: hondonada
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    depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  6. noun
    a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
    synonyms: alfaque, bajío, banco de arena, barra, encalladero, médano, placer, seca, secano, sirte
  7. noun
    an adult male singer with the lowest voice
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    cancionista, cantante, vocalista
    a person who sings
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