breakbeat

English

Etymology

From break +‎ beat.

Noun

breakbeat (plural breakbeats)

1. (music, countable) A form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music.
   • 2001, CMJ New Music Monthly‎^[1]:

     A cornucopia of hyped-up breakbeats, keyboard squiggles, surf grooves, dancehall stylee, dumb loops and much atonal shouting along, Far In dares you not to smile.

2. (music, uncountable) A genre of electronic dance music based on such syncopated rhythms.

rhythm

genre

Derived terms

• breakbeaty

 

Related terms

• breakcore

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English breakbeat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾeiɡˈbit/ [bɾei̯ɣ̞ˈβ̞it̪]
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

breakbeat m or f (plural breakbeats)

1. (music) breakbeat (form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music)
2. (music) breakbeat (genre of electronic dance music)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.