Etymology

mbalax

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Today it means: A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia Full definition →

Wolof [Term?]
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  1. Wolof · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaymbalax

Borrowed from Wolof [Term?], meaning "rhythm".

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