blues

blues (music genre)

noun BLOOS Rare

Origin: Borrowed from English 'blues', from the phrase 'blue devils' (melancholy).

Usage Note

Blues is an uninflected English loanword used in Spanish for the musical genre and its cultural associations. It is always masculine (el blues) and invariable — the plural form is identical to the singular. Spanish musicians and critics use it freely: tocar blues, un guitarrista de blues. The melancholic emotional state sometimes called 'the blues' in English is expressed differently in Spanish, often as melancolía or tristeza.

Examples

"Le encanta escuchar blues cuando está solo en casa."

Natural Translation

He loves listening to blues when he is alone at home.

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