kōmˈpä noun
( -es )
Etymology: Haitian Creole konpa , literally, beat, rhythm, modification (influenced by French compas compass) of Spanish compás beat, measure (in music), from compasar to measure, divide (music) into bars, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin compassare to measure off by paces — more at compass
: a popular music of Haiti that combines Cuban and African rhythms