zouk

[ zook ]

noun

1. a style of dance music that originated in Guadeloupe and Martinique, featuring Caribbean rhythms over a disco beat and played with electric guitars and synthesizers.

zouk

/ zuːk /

noun

1. a style of dance music that combines African and Latin American rhythms and uses electronic instruments and modern studio technology

Word History and Origins

Origin of zouk¹

1985–90; apparently < Lesser Antillean Creole French; said to mean literally “place to dance, party”

Word History and Origins

Origin of zouk¹

C20: from West Indian Creole zouk to have a good time