soca

[ soh-kah ]

/ ˈsoʊ kɑ /

noun

a style of Caribbean dance music derived from calypso and American soul music and having a pounding beat.

Nearby words

Origin of soca

1975–80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)

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Examples from the Web for soca

A similar expression is applied to the possession of 'soca'.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
The text says that he must lie at his lords fold; but probably it refers to the soca faldae.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
We must start with this that soke, socna, soca, is the Anglo-Saxon scn and has for its primary meaning a seeking.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Fragments of a sodalite-syenite have also been found at Soca in the same neighbourhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various

The duty known as soca faldae is the duty of seeking the lords fold.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for soca (1 of 2)

soca

/ (ˈsəʊkə) /

noun

a mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the E Caribbean

Word Origin for soca

C20: a blend of soul and calypso

British Dictionary definitions for soca (2 of 2)

SOCA

/ (ˈsəʊkə) /

n acronym for

Serious Organized Crime Agency: a British government organization set up in 2004 specifically to combat organized crime

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