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Italian

soul

/sowl/noun · masculineC1
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Meaning

soul (music)

  • soul music (genre of African American popular music)

In a sentence

Mio padre ascolta spesso il soul degli anni sessanta.

My father often listens to sixties soul.

Questo locale suona solo musica soul dal vivo ogni venerdì.

This venue plays only live soul music every Friday.

Non amo particolarmente il soul moderno, preferisco i classici.

I don't particularly love modern soul, I prefer the classics.

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

Usage notes

  • Invariable loanword from English.
  • Used as a masculine noun ('il soul') or occasionally as an invariable adjective ('musica soul').
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