folklore

US: /ˈfoʊˌkɫɔɹ/
UK: /fˈə‍ʊklɔː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


folklore /'flouklɔ:/
  • danh từ
    • văn học dân gian; truyền thống dân gian
    • khoa nghiên cứu văn học dân gian; khoa nghiên cứu truyền thống dân gian

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] the traditions and stories of a country or community: Irish / Indian folklore + The story rapidly became part of family folklore.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

popular | local | cricket, sporting, etc.

VERB + FOLKLORE

be part of | become part of, enter (into), pass into
The victory became part of sporting folklore.

FOLKLORE + VERB

have it that …
Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs.

PREP.

according to ~
According to popular folklore, anyone who owns such a picture will have bad luck.
| in … ~
a character in American folklore


Concise English dictionary


'fəʊklɔr /-lɔː
noun
+the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture