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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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