Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar rawa tana nufin babban ɗaki ko zauren da ke da filin raye-raye inda mutane ke taruwa don yin raye-raye don kaɗe-kaɗe, musamman a shagulgulan zamantakewa kamar shagali, shagali, ko sauran tarukan jama’a. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa wurin da mutane ke zuwa rawa ga shahararrun kiɗan, yawanci tare da mashaya ko wurin shakatawa don saduwa. A wasu mahallin, "zauren rawa" na iya nufin wani nau'in kiɗa na musamman wanda ya samo asali a Jamaica kuma yana da nauyin bassline mai nauyi da sauri.