bachata

plural bachatas

1. countableuncountableentertainmentA genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.

   “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.

   2007 February 4, Alex Mindlin, “Yearning to Break the Lock on a Long-Shuttered Park”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

2. countableuncountabledanceA style of dance accompanying this music.

   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.

   2007 August 3, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022