soul food en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
(food): Originated in the mid-1960s, when soul was commonly used to describe African-American culture.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Nourishment for the soul; spiritual sustenance.
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(US, countable, uncountable) A style of food originating in the rural southern US, traditionally associated with African Americans.
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets / Looking for soul food and a place to eat
1972, Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side”, in Transformer:I couldn't wait for eight o'clock to get home to eat out of those soul-food pots of Ella's, then get dressed in my zoot and head for some of my friends' places in town, to lindy-hop and get high, […]
1965, Malcolm X, Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published 2015, →ISBN, page 70:Generations of African Americans in the US were told soul food was simple and unhealthy, Oliver says.
2023 July 6, Maria C. Hunt, “Could an ancient, climate-friendly crop be the future of beer?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soul foods | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| soul-food | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (3)
ja ソウルフード (Nourishment for the soul) · ko 소울푸드 (Nourishment for the soul) · pl soul food (Nourishment for the soul)