Etymology

dangdut

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Today it means: A genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music. Full definition →

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The story

From the Javanese onomatopoeia for the sound of the tabla, reportedly coined by the music magazine Aktuil.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.