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rai

Pronunciation: /rʌɪ/

Definition of rai

noun

[mass noun]
  • a style of music fusing Arabic and Algerian folk elements with Western rock: [as modifier]:Algeria’s rai music

Origin:

1980s: perhaps from Arabic ha er-ray, literally 'that's the thinking, here is the view', a phrase frequently found in the songs

rai in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rai in the US English dictionary