breakbeat

== English == === Etymology === From break +‎ beat. === Noun === breakbeat (plural breakbeats) (music, countable) A form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music. (music, uncountable) A genre of electronic dance music based on such syncopated rhythms. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== breakcore ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English breakbeat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾeiɡˈbit/ [bɾei̯ɣ̞ˈβ̞it̪] Rhymes: -it === Noun === breakbeat m or f (plural breakbeats) (music) breakbeat (form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music) (music) breakbeat (genre of electronic dance music) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.