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folk

folk

adjective fohk Rare

Origin: From English folk (people, traditional)

Usage Note

Folk is used in Spanish as an invariable loanword adjective, especially in music: música folk, festival folk. It can also stand alone as a noun: escucha folk = 'he listens to folk'. The word is indeclinable — it does not change for gender or number. Pronounced as a single syllable, approximating English.

Examples

"Le gusta la música folk tradicional."

Natural Translation

He likes traditional folk music.

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