Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bachata

/bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: bacha-ta
IPA: /bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A style of dance accompanying this music.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“All the time they complain about it,” said Rafael Batista, the owner of Quisqueya Records, a store whose list of new releases, in keeping with the neighborhood’s large Dominican population, is divided into merengue, salsa, balada and bachata."
"From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brooklyn’s own ReggaeLution band will perform, and at 9, D.J. Lumumba (a k a Revolution) will preside over an inclusive Caribbean dance party, from bachata to zouk and back again."

Etymology

From Caribbean Spanish bachata (“party, good time”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: bachata

Usage

Inflected Forms

bachatas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bachata?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/.
What does bachata mean?: A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.
Where does bachata come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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