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zouk
[ zook ]
noun
- 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
- a style of dance music that combines African and Latin American rhythms and uses electronic instruments and modern studio technology
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zouk1
1985–90; apparently < Lesser Antillean Creole French; said to mean literally “place to dance, party”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zouk1
C20: from West Indian Creole zouk to have a good time
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