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funk

funk music

noun FOHNK Rare

Origin: From English funk, likely from Flemish fonck (fear, agitation).

Usage Note

Funk is used in Spanish as an invariable masculine noun for the African-American music genre pioneered by James Brown. It is almost always qualified as música funk or referred to simply as el funk. The genre influenced soul and later hip-hop, and these genre terms are all used without translation in Spanish.

Examples

"La banda tocó funk toda la noche."

Natural Translation

The band played funk all night.

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