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zydeco

[ zahy-di-koh ]

noun

  1. a blues-influenced type of Cajun dance music popular in Louisiana and Texas, and usually played on accordion, guitar, and violin.


zydeco

/ ˈzaɪdəˌkəʊ /

noun

  1. a type of Black Cajun music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zydeco1

1955–60, Americanism; said to represent Louisiana French les haricots in the dance-tune title Les haricots sont pas salés

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