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.

Origin of zydeco

1
1955–60, Americanism; said to represent Louisiana French les haricots in the dance-tune title Les haricots sont pas salés

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British Dictionary definitions for zydeco

zydeco

/ (ˈzaɪdəˌkəʊ) /


noun
  1. a type of Black Cajun music

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