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bouyon

UK/ˈbuːjɒn/US/ˈbuˌjɑn/

bouyon noun: a genre of popular music from Dominica.

Noun

bouyon (uncountable)

  1. A genre of popular music from Dominica.
    • Skinny also pointed out that because the artistes “are leaning on the strength and production value of a Dominican,” people are calling out the song to be that of bouyon music.2019 January 11, “Skinny Fabulous dampens controversy over labeling of bouyon as soca”, in Dominica News Online

Origin of bouyon

From Antillean Creole bouyon (literally “stew”).

Questions about bouyon

What does bouyon mean?
Bouyon means a genre of popular music from Dominica.
What part of speech is bouyon?
Bouyon is a noun.
How do you pronounce bouyon?
Bouyon is pronounced /ˈbuːjɒn/ (UK).

Words near bouyon in the dictionary

  1. bouyant
  2. Bouyei
  3. Bouyer
  4. Bouyers
  5. Bouygues
  6. bouyon
  7. Bouza
  8. Bouzas
  9. Bouzigard
  10. Bouzigards
  11. bouzillage

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