chouval bwa

noun

A genre of rural folk music that originated on the slave plantations of Martinique.

OriginAntillean Creole chouval bwa →
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Meanings

nounchouval bwa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMartiniqueentertainmentA genre of rural folk music that originated on the slave plantations of Martinique.

Origin

  1. Antillean Creolechouval bwa
  2. Englishchouval bwa

From Antillean Creole chouval bwa (literally “wood horse”).

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chouval bwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chouval%20bwa

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“chouval bwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chouval%20bwa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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