different between reggae vs dancehall

English

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to describe a Jamaican dance. Broader musical sense popularized by the 1968 song "Do the Reggay".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????e?/
• Rhymes: -??e?

Noun

reggae (uncountable)

1. (Rastafari, music) A form of music originating in Jamaica and associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• raggee

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English reggae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?e?/, [?re??e??]

Noun

reggae

1. reggae

Declension

French

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag.

Noun

reggae m (plural reggaes)

1. (music) reggae

Polish

Etymology

From English reggae, from Jamaican Creole rege.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?.??/

Noun

reggae n (indeclinable)

1. reggae

Further reading

• reggae in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• reggae in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English reggae.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.?i/
  • Homophone: regue

Noun

reggae m (uncountable)

1. (music) reggae (a music genre from Jamaica)

Derived terms

• regueiro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English reggae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?e/, [?re.??e]

Noun

reggae m (plural reggaes)

1. reggae

English

Alternative forms

• dance hall, dance-hall

Etymology

dance +? hall

Noun

dancehall (countable and uncountable, plural dancehalls)

1. (countable) A public hall for dancing.
2. (uncountable, music) A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (dansuh?ru)

Translations

Anagrams

• challaned