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noun
A Greek urban folk song, characterised by lyrics about underworld activity, and played generally on stringed instruments including the bouzouki.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
This style of music; such music as a genre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
Borrowed from Greek ρεμπέτικο (rempétiko, “rebetiko”).
Across languages
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