zydeco

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Louisiana Creole French zydeco, possibly from a pronunciation of French les haricots (“beans”) in a dance-tune title.

Noun

zydeco (uncountable)

  1. A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.
    • 2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books 2009, p. 307:
      Sunpie—in real life, a park ranger and an accordionist who leads a good zydeco band—taunted Harrison […].

References
  • 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pg. 858.
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