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taarab

taarab noun: a genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.

Noun

taarab (uncountable)

  1. A genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.

Origin of taarab

Borrowed from Swahili taarab, borrowed from Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).

Questions about taarab

What does taarab mean?
Taarab means a genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.
What part of speech is taarab?
Taarab is a noun.

Words near taarab in the dictionary

  1. taalim
  2. taan
  3. taaniko
  4. taans
  5. taar
  6. taarab
  7. taarof
  8. taars
  9. taas
  10. Taastrup
  11. tab

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