bluegrass

See also: blue grass

English

Pronunciation

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Alternative forms

• blue grass

Etymology 1

blue +‎ grass

Noun

bluegrass (countable and uncountable, plural bluegrasses)

1. (countable) Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis.

Translations

type of grass

• Maori: pātītī taranui

• Navajo: tsinyaa tłʼoh

Etymology 2

From the band Blue Grass Boys, led by Bill Monroe; bluegrass is first attested in print in reference to the genre of music in 1956.

Noun

bluegrass (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A style of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments.

Translations

style of country music

• Georgian: ბლუგრასი (blugrasi)

Derived terms

• bluegrass-like
• progressive bluegrass
• newgrass

See also

• high lonesome sound

References

• 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.) Pgs. 158-159.

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Spanish

Noun

bluegrass m (uncountable)

1. bluegrass