a type of Algerian popular music based on traditional Algerian music influenced by modern Western pop
Word origin
C20: Arabic, literally: opinion
rai in American English
(rai)
noun
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments
Word origin
[1985–90; of undetermined orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: WIMP, codependent, golden handcuffs, neural network, smiley
Examples of 'rai' in a sentence
rai
Throughout there are reminders of how, like reggae, rai can absorb other forms of music and retain its own essence.