Etymology

zydeco

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Louisiana Creole zydéco ← French les
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  1. French · derived fromle
  2. French · derived fromles
  3. Louisiana Creole · derived fromzydéco
  4. English todayzydeco

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.

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.