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Menudo

Menudo

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A Puerto Rican boy band from the 1970s that helped many singers become famous
  • proper noun
  • /məˈnuːdoʊ/
: Menudo
  • Like the Monkees or Menudo, the bands exist before the members are picked.
  • Menudo band
  • Menudo group
  • member of Menudo

Examples

  • Have you seen those Menudo boys perform live?

  • For example, a group of preadolescent Puerto Ricans known as Menudo became the idols of the pre-teen audience, for whom they provided an alternative for bodily expression, acrobatic dance, and styles of dress.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Have you seen those Menudo boys?

    Tony n' Tina's Wedding (2004)

  • Why do you look like you're in Menudo?

    Hot Pursuit (2015)

  • Yeah, we love Menudo.

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • Everybody loves Menudo.

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • Why Menudo?

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • Welcome to RVTV's exclusive coverage of the Menudo concert, beaming out to over 30 million households across the world, so stay tuned to RVTV.

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • You may remember him as a member of the singing group Menudo during the 1980s.

  • Young enough to have been a big fan of Menudo, the actress often shares her memories of their concerts.

Surface Forms

Menudo main

Etymology

Menudo comes from the Spanish word menudo, which means 'small' or 'little'. The band chose this name because its members were young boys, so Menudo suggests a 'group of little ones'.