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ニグロスピリチュアル

Meanings

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noun

Negro spiritual

Refers to the genre of religious folk songs that originated among African Americans in the United States.

彼かの女じょは教きょう会かいでニグロスピリチュアルを歌うたった。
She sang a Negro spiritual at church.

Written forms

ニグロ・スピリチュアル
- ニグロスピリチュアル
  Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
- ニグロ・スピリチュアル

Similar words

ゴスペル
ゴスペル is a broader term for gospel music, while ニグロスピリチュアル specifically refers to the traditional spirituals of African American origin.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'Negro spiritual'.