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rebetika

Pronunciation: /rɪˈbɛtɪkə/
(also rembetika)
Definition of rebetika

noun

[mass noun]
  • a type of Greek popular song accompanied by instruments such as violins and bouzoukis.

Origin:

modern Greek rempetika (plural), used as noun of rempetikos 'of vagrants or rebels', probably from rempetēs 'vagrant'

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