English
marrabenta
Marrabenta may come from Portuguese rebentar ‘to break’.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentrebentar‘to break’uncertain
- Englishtodaymarrabenta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentrebentar‘to break’uncertain
- Englishtodaymarrabenta
Linked words
through Latin repēns ‘sudden, unexpected’
Today it means
noun A genre of popular Mozambican dance music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese rebentar / marrabenta