: a popular music of Haiti that combines Cuban and African rhythms

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The bill is an impressive list of reggae, hip-hop/rap, R&B, house, Afrobeats, compas direk, reggaeton and Latin Urbano artists, including Koffee, Tekno, J. Perry, Jacob Forever as well as South Floridians Alexander Star and Yung Wylin’. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023 This syrupy rola by the Rancho Humilde compas is the meme manifested. Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Haitian Creole konpa, literally, beat, rhythm, modification of Spanish compás beat, measure

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of compas was in 1985

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“Compas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compas. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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