"bhangra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːŋ.ɡɹə/ Forms: bhangras [plural]
Etymology: From Punjabi ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhaṅgṛā) / بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā), from ਭੰਗ / بَھن٘گ (bhaṉg, “hemp”) + ـڑا (-ṛā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pa|ਭੰਗੜਾ}} Punjabi ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhaṅgṛā), {{suffix|pa|ਭੰਗ / بَھن٘گ|ڑا|nocat=1|t1=hemp|tr1=bhaṉg}} ਭੰਗ / بَھن٘گ (bhaṉg, “hemp”) + ـڑا (-ṛā) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bhangra (countable and uncountable, plural bhangras)
  1. A lively style of music originating from India. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bhangra-en-noun-qCbnfFXR
  2. A traditional Punjabi folk dance, originally a celebration of the harvest. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bhangra-en-noun-MtH-eQfx
  3. Any of various modern Punjabi dance styles of the 1950s and 1990s. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bhangra-en-noun-pTg3ZJC6
  4. Any style of electronic dance music (EDM) influenced by the musics of the Indian subcontinent. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dances, Musical genres
    Sense id: en-bhangra-en-noun-wJs4Z6BG Disambiguation of Dances: 16 19 19 46 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 11 5 5 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 6 14 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 5 14 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 3 15 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bhangramuffin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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