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zydeco

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zy·de·co  (zd-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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Noun1.zydeco - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blueszydeco - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
C 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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