"soca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: socas [plural]
Etymology: Blend of soul + calypso. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|soul|calypso}} Blend of soul + calypso Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} soca (usually uncountable, plural socas)
  1. (music) A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: chutney-soca Translations (a style of popular dance music from the West Indies): ソカ (soka) (Japanese), со́ка (sóka) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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