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dangdut

dangdut noun: a genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.

Noun

dangdut (uncountable)

  1. A genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.

Origin of dangdut

From the Javanese onomatopoeia for the sound of the tabla, reportedly coined by the music magazine Aktuil.

Questions about dangdut

What does dangdut mean?
Dangdut means a genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.
What part of speech is dangdut?
Dangdut is a noun.

Words near dangdut in the dictionary

  1. Dangarsleigh
  2. Dangcagan
  3. Dangchu
  4. Dangdangla
  5. dangdest
  6. dangdut
  7. danged
  8. dangedest
  9. Dangelo
  10. Dangelong
  11. danger

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