afrobeat

See also: Afrobeat

English

Alternative forms

• Afrobeat

Etymology

Afro- +‎ beat

Noun

afrobeat (uncountable)

1. (music) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.

Descendants

• → German: Afrobeat
• → Portuguese: afrobeat
• → Spanish: afrobeat

Translations

a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria

• Esperanto: afrobito
• German: Afrobeat (de) m
• Portuguese: afrobeat m
• Russian: афробит (ru) m (afrobit)
• Spanish: afrobeat m

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English afrobeat.

Noun

afrobeat m (uncountable)

1. (music) afrobeat (a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English afrobeat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɾoˈbit/ [a.fɾoˈβ̞it̪]
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

afrobeat m (uncountable)

1. afrobeat