: popular dance music originating chiefly in the Punjabi community in Britain and marked by features of traditional Punjabi music and of disco
Bhangra meshes traditional-style Punjabi songs and drumming with electronic rhythms, bringing a modernized taste of the old country to dancers with Indian and Pakistani roots. Jon Pareles

Examples of bhangra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Red Baraat is a band from Brooklyn, N.Y., that merges north India bhangra music with elements of hip-hop, jazz and punk. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 As the energetic bhangra song played, the children let loose: freestyling, jumping, wriggling, kicking their feet up in the air, all the way through to the end. Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Panjabi bhaṁgṛā, a kind of folk dance

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bhangra was in 1987

Dictionary Entries Near bhangra

Cite this Entry

“Bhangra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bhangra. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on bhangra

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!