orquesta

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈkesta/ [oɾˈkes.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -esta
• Syllabification: or‧ques‧ta

From earlier orquestra, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā).

• orquestra (dated)

orquesta f (plural orquestas)

1. (music) orchestra (of classical music)
2. (music) band; group (group of musicians who play together)

   Baila y canta en una orquesta con camión

   She dances in sings in a touring band [who play on a stage that comes inside a lorry]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

orquesta

1. inflection of orquestar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “orquesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024