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bhangra

  • /ˈbɑːŋ.ɡɹə/

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From Punjabi ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhaṅgṛā) / بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā), from ਭੰਗ / بَھن٘گ (bhaṉg, “hemp”) + ـڑا (-ṛā).

noun bhangras

  1. countable, uncountable A lively style of music originating from India.
  2. countable, uncountable A traditional Punjabi folk dance, originally a celebration of the harvest.
  3. countable, uncountable Any of various modern Punjabi dance styles of the 1950s and 1990s.
  4. countable, uncountable Any style of electronic dance music (EDM) influenced by the musics of the Indian subcontinent.
  5. countable, uncountable A false daisy (Eclipta prostrata).

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"bhangra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bhangra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bhangra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bhangra

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"bhangra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bhangra.

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@misc{bhangra_2026,
  title = {bhangra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhangra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}