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Italian

jazz

/dʒɛz/noun · masculineB1
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Meaning

jazz

  • a genre of music originating in African American communities, characterized by improvisation and syncopated rhythms

In a sentence

Amo ascoltare il jazz la sera a casa.

I love listening to jazz in the evening at home.

Suoni jazz o preferisci la musica classica?

Do you play jazz or do you prefer classical music?

Stasera andiamo a un festival di jazz.

Tonight we are going to a jazz festival.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
jazzmasculine · singular
jazzmasculine · plural
jazzmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable loanword: takes masculine singular article 'il jazz'. Plural is also 'jazz'.
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