Moombahton (, ) is a
fusion genre of
house music and
reggaeton that was created by American
DJ and
producer Dave Nada (born David Villegas) in
Washington, D.C., in 2009. Identifying characteristics of moombahton include a thick and spread-out bass line, dramatic builds; and a two-step pulse, with quick drum fills. Occasionally moombahton includes ravey synthesizers and acappella rap samples. Nada coined the name as a
portmanteau of "Moombah" (a track by Dutch house DJ
Chuckie) and
reggaeton (itself derived from combining the term
reggae with the Spanish suffix
-ton signifying "big").