zydeco
MUSIC GENRE EVOLVED IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WHICH BLENDS BLUES, RHYTHM AND BLUES, AND MUSIC INDIGENOUS TO THE LOUISIANA CREOLES AND THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA
Zydeco music; Zyteco; Zodico; Zydaco
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¦ noun a kind of black American dance music originally from southern Louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.
Origin
1960s: Louisiana Creole, possibly from Fr. les haricots in a dance-tune title.