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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "yeh" (as in "yes") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A Colombian Caribbean music genre featuring accordion, caja drum, and guacharaca that makes you cry and dance at the same time. It's the soul of Colombia's coast and a UNESCO heritage.

Examples

A Diomedes Díaz vallenato cures any heartbreak.

In Valledupar you can feel vallenato on every corner.

Word family
Regional synonyms

To bother, annoy, or ruin something. In Spain it also works as an exclamation of surprise, frustration, or emphasis: '¡Joder!' is as Spanish as tortilla de patatas.