reggaeton

or reg·gae·tón

[ reg-ey-tohn ]

noun

1. 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

1. a type of Puerto Rican popular music that combines reggae rhythms with hip-hop influences and includes rapping in Spanish

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 )

Example Sentences

Dj Eletrox and Dj Jai Syncerewill be playing Top 40, afrobeats, reggaeton, house remixes, throwbacks and more.

From Washington Blade

In response to this incident and many others, reggaeton artists wrote many anti-police anthems during this era, including Ivy Queen’s “Somos Raperos Pero No Delicuentes.”

From Time

Now, Ivy Queen says that the center of reggaeton is in Miami, where many artists reside—including herself, Maluma and Daddy Yankee—as well as labels, radio stations and production studios.

From Time

Reggaeton sometimes serves as a soundtrack for soccer matches or simply for those, like me, who just want to see a blue patch of sky or fill myself with the fresh air.

From Washington Blade

The backlash to the reggaeton community’s uneven response amid a heightened movement around racial justice brought that desire into renewed focus.

From Washington Post

And now Reggaeton is king in Cuba as it is in most of the Caribbean.

From The Daily Beast