Rakata

British  

/ rəˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. another name for Krakatoa

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Example Sentences

A Florida political group recently created a song set to the tune of “Rakatá” by Wisin y Yandel, a renowned Puerto Rican reggaeton duo who first became popular in the early 2000s.

From Seattle Times

We were standing near the truck when it suddenly began blasting the reggaeton pop hit “Rakata,” by Wisin and Yandel.

From The New Yorker

That success was the result of their central position in reggaeton’s first wave of international stars: Their 2005 single “Rakata” proved the perfect follow-up to Daddy Yankee’s hit “Gasolina,” and since then they’ve collaborated with everyone from Enrique Iglesias to T-Pain.

From New York Times

Though a relatively young company, formed in 2002, Rakatá have made a name for themselves with their fresh approach to the classics of the Spanish Golden Age.

From The Guardian

They had approached near enough to the island by that time to perceive that wonderful changes had indeed taken place, and Van der Kemp, who had been for some time silently absorbed in contemplation, at last turned to his daughter and said— “I had feared at first, Winnie, that my old home had been blown entirely away, but I see now that the Peak of Rakata still stands, so perhaps I may yet show you the cave in which I have spent so many years.”

From Project Gutenberg