rai

[ rahy ]

noun
  1. a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.

Origin of rai

1
First recorded in 1985–90; from Algerian French raï, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Algerian Arabic (ha er-)ray “(here is the) view, (that's the) thinking,” a phrase often used in the songs

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British Dictionary definitions for rai

rai

/ (raɪ) /


noun
  1. a type of Algerian popular music based on traditional Algerian music influenced by modern Western pop

Origin of rai

1
C20: Arabic, literally: opinion

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