# bachata

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ · frequency rank #67,231

## Definitions
1. A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.
2. A style of dance accompanying this music.

## Etymology
From Caribbean Spanish bachata (“party, good time”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bachata