zydeco

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
21
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈzaɪdɪˌkəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈzaɪdɪˌkəʊ/(UK) · /ˈzaɪdiːˌkəʊ/(UK) · /ˈzaɪdəˌkoʊ/(US) · /ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ/(US) · /ˈzaɪdiːˌkoʊ/(US)

Definition of zydeco

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.
    “Sunpie—in real life, a park ranger and an accordionist who leads a good zydeco band—taunted Harrison […].”

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Etymology

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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