baila

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noun

A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

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Meanings

nounbaila (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

    Unfortunately Wellington noise control cut short the party after 3 a.m., when drunken baila broke the decibel level.

    2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 322

Origin

  1. Portuguese[Term?]
  2. Englishbaila

From Portuguese [Term?].

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Anagrams

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APA

baila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baila

MLA

“baila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baila. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baila,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baila.

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