género
genre
noun HEH-neh-roh Less Common
Origin: From Latin genus/generis (kind, type, gender).
Also means
gender (grammatical or social)
Usage Note
Género spans several domains: literary or musical genre (género literario, género musical), grammatical gender (género masculino/femenino), and increasingly social gender identity. This range means context is essential. For biological sex, sexo is more specific; género has largely taken over in social/identity discussions.
Examples
"¿Qué género de música te gusta?"
Natural Translation
What genre of music do you like?
Literal Translation
What genre of music to-you pleases?
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