shakalaka
n.— «The songs do sound noticeably catchier whenever they leave Don Black’s drab English lyrics behind and lapse into whichever one of India’s innumerable languages coined the word shakalaka.» —“Bollywood plus Broadway equals an Unoriginal Caste Album” by Michael Feingold Village Voice (New York City) May 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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