Tra từ folk - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

folk [folk folks] noun, adjective BrE [fəʊk] NAmE [foʊk]
noun
1. (also folks especially in NAmE)plural (informal)people in general
•ordinary working-class folk
•I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.
•the folks back home (= from the place where you come from)
2. folksplural (informal)a friendly way of addressing more than one person
•Well, folks, what are we going to do today?
3. folksplural (informal, especially NAmE)the members of your family, especially your parents
•How are your folks?
4. plural people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life
•country folk
•townsfolk
•farming folk
5. (also ˈfolk music)uncountable music in the traditional style of a country or community
•a folk festival/concert

Word Origin:
Old English folc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk.

Culture:

Example Bank:
•Folks say that he is a hard man.
•He is something of a folk hero in these parts.
•I am going to visit my folks at the weekend.
•If only I'd listened to the old folk telling their stories.
•It's the ordinary everyday folk who come to shop at this market.
•She had an interest in the folk customs of ancient societies.
•The visiting team lost 3–0, dismaying the folks back home.
•ordinary working-class folk who live near the factory
•places that appeal to city folk
•I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.

adjective only before noun
1. (of art, culture, etc.)traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community
•folk art
•a folk museum
2. based on the beliefs of ordinary people
•folk wisdom
•Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine.

Word Origin:
Old English folc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk.

Example Bank:
•Scottish folk dancing
•Such ideas are common in folk psychology.
•We visited an exhibition of folk art.
•a Russian folk song

See also: ↑folk music