indie

indie (independent music or film)

noun EEN-dee Rare

Origin: Shortened from English 'independent'.

Usage Note

Indie is an invariable loanword from English used as both a noun and an informal adjective in Spanish: música indie, una banda indie. It is indeclinable — no gender-inflected form — and treated as masculine when used as a noun. It is most common in Spain and urban Latin American media.

Examples

"Le encanta el indie de los años noventa."

Natural Translation

She loves nineties indie music.

Literal Translation

To-her pleases the indie of the nineties.

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