vude

English

Etymology

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Noun

vude (uncountable)

1. (music) A musical genre emerged in Fiji in the 1980s, combining island music with disco and country elements.
   • 2006 November 25, Christie Eliezer, “Islands of Sound: Foundation Plots Sea Change for Inventive Indigenous Music”, in Billboard, volume 118, number 47, page 15:

     Fiji's homespun reggae acts tour the region, while domestic audiences also devour the vude genre, which emerged in the 1980s and combines the regionally popular guitar/ukulele string-band style with disco and country elements.

Walloon

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vuit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum. Compare French vide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vyːt/

Adjective

vude m (feminine singular vude, masculine plural vudes, feminine plural vudes, feminine plural (before noun) vudès)

1. empty

Noun

vude m (plural vudes)

1. empty space
2. (typography) space
3. vacuum, void

Verb

vude

1. inflection of vudî:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imper