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funk track

funk track

5.1
A danceable song with a strong beat and deep bass
  • noun
  • /fʌŋk træk/
translation icon : tema funk
  • Many popular funk tracks feature irresistible bass lines and syncopated rhythms.

Examples

  • Daddy Freddy chats on hard Yard riddims as well as gangsta-hip hop beats and jazz-funk tracks.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The DJ played a classic funk track that got everyone dancing on the floor.

  • Her new playlist includes several legendary funk tracks from the 1970s.

Synonyms

track
vsfunk track
276 3.0

A song on an album or music recording

is a specific genre song with a strong rhythmic groove and prominent bass

Surface Forms

funk track singular
funk tracks plural

Morphology

funk + track

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'funk' (a music style) with 'track' (a recorded song): it simply denotes a recorded song in the funk genre. This is a regular modifier+head noun compound pattern common in English (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Funk track puts together funk, a lively music style with a strong beat and deep bass that makes you want to move, and track, which means a recorded song. So a funk track is 'a recorded song in the funk style'.