reggaeton
/rɛɡeɪˈtɒn/
reggaeton noun: a style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of a type of hip hop-dance music mainly associated with Puerto Rico.
Noun
reggaeton (uncountable)
- A style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of a type of hip hop-dance music mainly associated with Puerto Rico.
- The Spanish islands gave the world salsa, and the more modern (and often controversial) hip-hop style reggaeton, which was forged between the islands and Miami.2014, Carrie Gibson, Empire's Crossroads: The Caribbean From Columbus to the Present Day, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN
Forms of reggaeton
| alternative form | reggaetón |
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Origin of reggaeton
Borrowed from Spanish reggaeton.
Questions about reggaeton
- What does reggaeton mean?
- Reggaeton means a style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of a type of hip hop-dance music mainly associated with Puerto Rico.
- What part of speech is reggaeton?
- Reggaeton is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reggaeton?
- Reggaeton is pronounced /rɛɡeɪˈtɒn/.
Words near reggaeton in the dictionary
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