zy·de·co (z  d -k  )n. Popular music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies, elements of Caribbean music, and the blues, played by small groups featuring the guitar, the accordion, and a washboard. [From Louisiana French, possibly alteration of Les haricots (sont pas salé), name of a song, pl. of French haricot, bean; see haricot1.] |
zydeco [ˈzaɪdəˌkəʊ]
n
(Music, other) a type of Black Cajun music
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| Noun | 1. |  zydeco - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and bluesC and W, country and western, country music - a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments |
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