NOUN | communication | folk song, folksong, folk ballad | a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture |
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Meaning | A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture. | |
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Synonyms | folksong, folk ballad | |
Narrower | blues | A type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century |
fado | A sad Portuguese folksong | |
Broader | folk music, ethnic music, folk | The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community |
song, vocal | A short musical composition with words | |
Spanish | canción tradicional | |
Catalan | cançó tradicional |
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