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    Patwa headword

    Dancehall

    /DANS-hahl/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Music genre / Venue"
    Definition
    A popular upbeat genre of Jamaican music, or the physical space where dances are held.
    Example
    "We a go to the dancehall tonight."
    Origin
    Cultural.

    Dancehall is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.