dabke
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈdɑbkɛ/
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/ˈdɑbkɛ/ · /ˈdʌb-/ · /-kə/ · /-ki/
Definition of dabke
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)A folk dance of the Levant.
“My wife is Jordanian and has family who have lived and worked in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for years. During our time in the U.A.E., we ate with them, drank arak, watched them dance the dabke late into the evening.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabka) and South Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabke).
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