reggaeton

noun

reg·​gae·​ton ˌre-gā-ˈtōn How to pronounce reggaeton (audio)
ˌrā-
: popular music of Puerto Rican origin that combines rap with Caribbean rhythms

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The club was hosting a reggaeton and hip-hop event at the time of the incident, according to its Instagram page. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 The 2020 reggaeton release was the first all-Spanish language album to reach No. 1 on Billboard's albums chart. Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 12 July 2025 The Colombian reggaeton rapper has announced his first world tour with the 2025 Sendé World Tour. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025 On a typical night, roughly 70 to 80 vendors, many of them immigrants, fill the air with a joyous mix of reggaeton music and carne asada smoke that wafts from their grills. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reggaeton

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish reggaetón, from reggae reggae + -ton (as in Spanish maratón marathon)

First Known Use

2002, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reggaeton was in 2002

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“Reggaeton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggaeton. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.

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