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zydeco

zy·deco

UK/ˈzaɪdɪˌkəʊ/ US/ˈzaɪdiːˌkəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

Origin

From Louisiana Creole zydéco, compare French zarico; possibly from a metanalysis of French les haricots (“beans”) as French le zarico (“beans”) in a dance-tune title.

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