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

But my music taste was so wide — I grew up listening to reggaeton and Broadway and Christian 2000s pop and Pierce the Veil and Ariana Grande.

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Other critics accused the reggaeton artist of flip-flopping, particularly following Bad Bunny’s statements earlier this month that he would not include any mainland U.S. dates on his Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour out of concern that U.S.

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As people continued to trickle in, the DJ continued to spin essential reggaetón and dembow songs such as “Pa’ Que Retozen,” “Rompe,” “De Carolina,” “NuevaYol,” “Tu Sicaria” and more.

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There, dozens of people gather to start their day by sipping coffee while dancing to reggaeton and hip-hop.

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Sarah Bustillo and Rebecca Ballesteros, who attended the latest Café con Allie together, found the event when searching for reggaetón dance parties — more specifically, to celebrate the last day of summer.

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