segan.

Brit.

/ˈseɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈseɪɡə/

Forms: 1800s– sega, 1900s– séga. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German Sega; French séga.

Etymology: < (i) German Sega (1861 in the passage translated in quot. 1861) and its etymon (ii) French séga (1839 or earlier; also as †tchéga , †chéga , both 1822 in the passage translated in quot. 1823), apparently ultimately < Swahili sega to lift, to hitch up (clothes, to keep them dry or clean).Compare the following examples of the earlier French forms in an English context (the origin of the changed initial consonant in these French forms is unclear):1823 tr. J. Arago Narr. Voy. round World 144 Their [sc. the Mauritians'] dances are known by the general denomination of Chega or Tchega [Fr. Chéga ou Tchéga].., a Mosambique dance, which has some resemblance to the fandango.

A dance form of the Mascarene Islands (originally and esp. Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles), now typically involving rhythmic swaying and stepping motions. Also: the music associated with this, characterized by a strong, syncopated beat produced by a number of (traditional or modern) percussion instruments and often having lyrics sung in Creole. Frequently attributive, in sega dance, sega music, etc.Sega evolved from the music of slaves brought to the Mascarene Islands from Africa and Madagascar.

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1861 H. W. Dulcken tr. I. L. Pfeiffer Last Trav. xiv. 265 The company..also performed the Sega [Ger. die ‘Sega’], which the Malagaseys assert to be a native dance, though it is really derived from the Moors.

1952 M. Malim Island of Swan 58 Sooner or later they would force him to dance a séga, a sort of ‘fandango’ inherited by the ‘pure’ Creoles from their slave ancestors.

1969 Gramophone Nov. 846/3 Certainly the most out-of-the-way record here is a single..of Mauritian Sega music.

1980 L. Caplan in J. L. Watson Asian & Afr. Syst. Slavery vii. 162 In Mauritius, the most popular dance was the sega.

1994 Islands Oct. 16/3 I was treated to such pleasures as..outdoor barbecues, séga dancing..and a day on laid-back La Digue.

2006 Times 5 Aug. (Knowledge section) 27/1 Menwar and his band..make highly danceable tropical music in the indigenous style of Mauritius known as sega.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sega
释义	segan. Brit. /ˈseɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈseɪɡə/ Forms: 1800s– sega, 1900s– séga. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German Sega; French séga. Etymology: < (i) German Sega (1861 in the passage translated in quot. 1861) and its etymon (ii) French séga (1839 or earlier; also as †tchéga , †chéga , both 1822 in the passage translated in quot. 1823), apparently ultimately < Swahili sega to lift, to hitch up (clothes, to keep them dry or clean).Compare the following examples of the earlier French forms in an English context (the origin of the changed initial consonant in these French forms is unclear):1823 tr. J. Arago Narr. Voy. round World 144 Their [sc. the Mauritians'] dances are known by the general denomination of Chega or Tchega [Fr. Chéga ou Tchéga].., a Mosambique dance, which has some resemblance to the fandango. A dance form of the Mascarene Islands (originally and esp. Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles), now typically involving rhythmic swaying and stepping motions. Also: the music associated with this, characterized by a strong, syncopated beat produced by a number of (traditional or modern) percussion instruments and often having lyrics sung in Creole. Frequently attributive, in sega dance, sega music, etc.Sega evolved from the music of slaves brought to the Mascarene Islands from Africa and Madagascar. ΚΠ 1861 H. W. Dulcken tr. I. L. Pfeiffer Last Trav. xiv. 265 The company..also performed the Sega [Ger. die ‘Sega’], which the Malagaseys assert to be a native dance, though it is really derived from the Moors. 1952 M. Malim Island of Swan 58 Sooner or later they would force him to dance a séga, a sort of ‘fandango’ inherited by the ‘pure’ Creoles from their slave ancestors. 1969 Gramophone Nov. 846/3 Certainly the most out-of-the-way record here is a single..of Mauritian Sega music. 1980 L. Caplan in J. L. Watson Asian & Afr. Syst. Slavery vii. 162 In Mauritius, the most popular dance was the sega. 1994 Islands Oct. 16/3 I was treated to such pleasures as..outdoor barbecues, séga dancing..and a day on laid-back La Digue. 2006 Times 5 Aug. (Knowledge section) 27/1 Menwar and his band..make highly danceable tropical music in the indigenous style of Mauritius known as sega. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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