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reggaeton
or reg·gae·tón
[ reg-ey-tohn ]
noun
- a type of contemporary popular music, originating in the housing projects of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and other urban centers of poverty in Latin America, characterized by rap lyrics in Spanish and a vigorous percussive beat that rises and falls:
mainstream artists embracing reggaeton.
reggaeton
/ ˌrɛɡeɪˈtɒn /
noun
- a type of Puerto Rican popular music that combines reggae rhythms with hip-hop influences and includes rapping in Spanish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reggaeton1
First recorded in 2000–05; from Spanish, equivalent to reggae ( def ) + -tón (as in maratón “marathon”); -athon ( def )
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Example Sentences
And now Reggaeton is king in Cuba as it is in most of the Caribbean.
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