zouk

American  

[zook] / zuk /

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.

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zouk British  

/ zuːk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of zouk

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

Example Sentences

Fizzing with freedom and joy, it combines elements of chanson and French-Caribbean zouk, and looks set for a top 10 placing.

From BBC

Tiësto — also a nightclub veteran in Sin City — held a residency at Zouk when the resort opened in 2021 and is committed to several other headlining events there this year.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, he became the first DJ to secure an exclusive residency there and is currently the headliner at Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub at Resorts World Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times

Travis Scott performed at Zouk Nightclub located in Resorts World Las Vegas, another partner of this particular race.

From Seattle Times

But Kevin Hart loves this environment — he will go to Zouk on three consecutive nights this weekend — and so, dead sober, wearing a blazer and clutching a plaid notebook, I follow.

From Los Angeles Times