reggae
A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated…A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.
» Tom knows that Mary likes reggae.
Tom weiß, dass Maria Reggae mag.
Том знає, що Мері любить регі.
Том знає, що Мері подобається регі.
Meaning
1 senses(Rastafari, uncountable)A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.
Near-synonym: (earlier) bluebeat
Reggae
ре́ггиrɛ́ggi, рэ́ггиrɛ́ggi
- popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar
Examples
18 sentencesTom knows that Mary likes reggae.
Том знає, що Мері любить регі.
deTom weiß, dass Maria Reggae mag.
Tom knows Mary likes reggae.
Том знає, що Мері любить регі.
ruТом знает, что Мэри нравится регги.
deTom weiß, dass Maria Reggae mag.
I know Tom likes reggae.
Я знаю, що Том любить регі.
ruЯ знаю, что Том любит регги.
Tom likes reggae.
Том любить реґі.
ruТом любит регги.
deTom mag Reggae.
I know that Tom likes reggae.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to deFrom Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to describe a Jamaican dance. Compare ragtime. Broader musical sense popularized by the 1968 Maytals song “Do the Reggay”.
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