Definitions for "Cinquillo"
A Caribbean rhythm used in the music of Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad. Its five-note pattern (thus the Spanish name cinquillo after cinco, or five) is the characteristic rhythm of the danzón.
a typical Cuban / Caribbean rythm, to be found amongst others in dances like the Mambo
A five-note pattern or cell derived from the Cuban contradanza, which is part of the rhythmic figure known as the baqueteo in the danzón style.