English Explanatory Dictionary

taarab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.

Word forms

taarab

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab)bor. Swahili taarabbor. English taarab Borrowed from Swahili taarab, borrowed from Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).

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