Bhangra
ਭੰਗੜਾ
BHUNG-rah
Bhangra (ਭੰਗੜਾ) is a Punjabi-origin word used in Indian English, meaning high-energy Punjabi folk dance, also a globally popular music genre. In crosswords it is the 7-letter answer BHANGRA (7).
Appears as an answer in MG Mini #412.
Meaning & usage
Bhangra began as a Punjabi harvest dance performed at Baisakhi, the spring festival, and has since become both a wedding-floor staple across the diaspora and a globally remixed music genre. The traditional ensemble is built around the dhol — a large two-headed drum — with shoulder-shrugs, leaps and "hoy! hoy!" calls. The 1980s UK Punjabi scene fused bhangra with hip-hop and electronic music, sending it around the world.
In a sentence
By the second song the whole sangeet was doing bhangra.
Bhangra as a crossword answer
Bhangra is a 7-letter answer. A typical clue:
“High-energy Punjabi folk dance, also a globally popular music genre” (7)
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