soca

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noun

A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.

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Meanings

soca1

nounsoca (usually uncountable, plural socas)

plural socas

  1. uncountableusuallyentertainmentA genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.

    —Carnival? With soca music?

    2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 684
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    He even turned up a few times after that—with mix-tapes of soca music, and handwritten notes, and tears.

    2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 151

SOCA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Serious Organised Crime Agency.

Origin

Blend of soul + calypso.

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Translations

Japanese ソカ
  • ソカ (soka)a style of popular dance music from the West Indies
Russian со́ка
  • со́ка (sóka)a style of popular dance music from the West Indies

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AscoCasosacocoas
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APA

soca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soca

MLA

“soca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soca.

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