Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-kah]
- /ˈsoʊ kɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-kah]
- /ˈsoʊ kɑ/
Definitions of soca word
- noun soca a style of Caribbean dance music derived from calypso and American soul music and having a pounding beat. 1
- noun soca a mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the E Caribbean 0
- noun acronym soca (formerly in Britain) Serious Organized Crime Agency 0
- noun soca a popular dance music, a blend of calypso and soul (sense 9) soul (sense 9c), that originated in Trinidad 0
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Origin of soca
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
1975-80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soca
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soca popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
soca usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with soca
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