KWAITO


Meaning of KWAITO in English

[ 'kwʌɪtəʊ ]

■ noun S. African a style of popular music similar to hip hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines.

Origin

1990s: named after the Ama~ , a group of 1950s gangsters, from Afrik. kwaai 'angry, vicious'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.