zydeco
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Definition of zydeco
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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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