Where does “reggae” come from?

reggae (Spanish) comes from English reggae, from Jamaican Creole rege — rags; a quarrel.

reggae (Spanish): reggae

Definitions

  1. reggae

Ancestry of “reggae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreggaeA form of music originating in Jamaica and...
2Jamaican Creoleregerags; a quarrel

Words derived from “reggae”

Every word from Jamaican Creole rege →Every word from English reggae →