soca

noun

so·​ca ˈsō-kə How to pronounce soca (audio)
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: a blend of soul and calypso music

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Otherwise, listen for strains of calypso, soca, or reggae. Jeannette Cooperman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025 This ethos captures the festival’s mission to showcase the full spectrum of global Black music, from hip-hop and R&B to Afrobeats, amapiano, soca, and dancehall. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 July 2025 Till Now will bring 25 years of dancehall, hip-hop, soca and R&B hits to Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater on Sunday from 3 to 10 p.m. Headliners include Baby Cham, Willy Chin, Buzz, DJ Calli B, DJ Nicco and others. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025 Jamaica's Carnival celebrations are some of the biggest and most boisterous in the Caribbean, complete with parades, parties, and over-the-top costumes made for getting down to calypso and soca music. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for soca

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soca was in 1973

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“Soca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soca. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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