funk

noun

an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul

United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)

a state of nervous depression

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain

Roots

funkenfunk- · Flemish · to give off smoke, stink

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The word funk breaks down into one root of Flemish origin: the root funk, from Flemish funken (“to give off smoke, stink”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.