bachata

== English == === Etymology === From Caribbean Spanish bachata (“party, good time”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ === Noun === bachata (countable and uncountable, plural bachatas) A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic. A style of dance accompanying this music. ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Shortening of cumbanchata, augmentative of cumbancha (“fiesta, merrymaking”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃata/ [baˈt͡ʃa.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ba‧cha‧ta === Noun === bachata f (plural bachatas) bachata (Antilles) party Synonyms: carrete, farra, fiesta, guateque, jolgorio, juerga, marcha, parranda ==== Descendants ==== → English: bachata === Further reading === “bachata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025