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baila

baila noun: a genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

Noun

baila (uncountable)

  1. A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.
    • Unfortunately Wellington noise control cut short the party after 3 a.m., when drunken baila broke the decibel level.2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 322

Origin of baila

From Portuguese [Term?].

Questions about baila

What does baila mean?
Baila means a genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.
What part of speech is baila?
Baila is a noun.

Words near baila in the dictionary

  1. bail-in
  2. bail-ins
  3. bail-out
  4. bail-outs
  5. bail-piece
  6. baila
  7. bailability
  8. bailable
  9. bailage
  10. Bailao
  11. Bailaos

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