Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA genre of music and group dance from the Creole cultures of Dominica and other Caribbean islands, in modern times mostly performed to celebrate holidays and special occasions. · A type of folk drum found on Dominica, Martinique and Saint Lucia.
Possibly from French belle aire, though African origins have been suggested.
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- Unspecified derivation mentionbellefr
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