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jazz

jazz

noun YAHS Rare
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: English loanword of disputed origin, widely adopted in Spanish in the early 20th century.

Usage Note

Jazz is an invariable masculine noun in Spanish; the final 'zz' is rendered as a single 's' sound in SESEO Spanish. It does not form a regular plural. The phrase un club de jazz is common.

Examples

"Le encanta escuchar jazz por las noches."

Natural Translation

He loves listening to jazz at night.

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