marrabenta

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noun

A genre of popular Mozambican dance music.

OriginPortuguese rebentar →
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Meanings

nounmarrabenta (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of popular Mozambican dance music.

Origin

  1. Portugueserebentar“to break”
  2. Englishmarrabenta

Possibly from Portuguese rebentar (“to break”) (arrabentar in the local vernacular).

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APA

marrabenta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marrabenta

MLA

“marrabenta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marrabenta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marrabenta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marrabenta.

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