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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: country music, country and western, C and W
History
From Louisiana Creole zydéco, compare French zarico; possibly from a metanalysis of French les haricots (“beans”) as French le zarico (“beans”) in a dance-tune title.
Across languages
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