different between reggae vs junjo

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

Noun

junjo (uncountable)

1. (Jamaican) Mildew.
2. (Jamaican) An edible fungus growing on tree trunks.
3. (Jamaican, slang) Something with a bad odor.

   You smell like junjo.

Usage notes

• The term junjo has been used in reggae dancehall music.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???nd???/
• Hyphenation: jun?jo

Noun

junjo

1. fungus, mildew, mould

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 320

Japanese

Romanization

junjo

1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Portuguese

Verb

junjo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of jungir