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zouk

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /zuk/
  • /zuːk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːk

1

noun

Meaning 1

A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To dance to zouk music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French secouer (“to shake up”), via creole.