rebetika

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈbɛtɪkə/
(also rembetika)

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'