dembow
English
Etymology
After Dem Bow (1990), a song performed by Shabba Ranks.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɛmˈbəʊ/
Noun
dembow (uncountable)
- A genre of Caribbean popular music or musical rhythm.
Anagrams
- wombed
Spanish
Etymology
From English dembow, from the song Dem Bow, from Jamaican Creole dem bow (literally “they bow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /demˈbou/ [d̪ẽmˈbou̯]
- Rhymes: -ou
Noun
dembow m (plural dembows)
- (music) a rhythmic Caribbean music genre, akin to dancehall
- (slang, music) reggaeton
- Synonyms: boliche, perreo, reggaetón, reguetón