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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "PAHR" (as in "park") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A raw Cuban street music and cultural movement born in the working-class neighborhoods (repartos) of Havana. It also names the bold youth culture of flashy fashion and defiant attitude that grew around it.

Examples

Reparto took over all the music in Cuba.

That track has pure reparto flow.

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Regional synonyms

The sidewalk in Mexico, the raised space next to the street where you walk to avoid getting run over. In Mexico nobody says "acera", it's banqueta, and don't you dare drive your car up on the banqueta.