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kwaito

Pronunciation: /ˈkwʌɪtəʊ/

Definition of kwaito

noun

[mass noun] South African

a style of popular music similar to hip hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines.

Origin:

1990s: named after the Amakwaito, a group of 1950s gangsters in Sophiatown (a former quarter of Johannesburg), or from Afrikaans kwaai 'angry, vicious', slang 'excellent, great'