Definition of bachata
: a genre of popular song and dance of the Dominican Republic performed with guitars and percussion
The group has helped make bachata's romantic tidings and spiky guitar syncopations a staple of Latin radio …— Jody Rosen, New York Times, 3 June 2009
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The first known use of bachata was in 1957
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