Meanings
nounzydeco (uncountable)
alternative zarico · alternative zodico
- uncountableA 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.
Sunpie—in real life, a park ranger and an accordionist who leads a good zydeco band—taunted Harrison […].
2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books, published 2009, page 307
Origin
- Frenchle
- Frenchles
- Louisiana Creolezydéco
- Englishzydeco
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.
More words from Louisiana Creole, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic زايديكو
- زايديكو (zāydīkū)form of Louisiana Creole music
Esperanto zajdeko, zideko
- zajdekoform of Louisiana Creole music
- zidekoform of Louisiana Creole music
French zydéco, zarico
- zydécoform of Louisiana Creole music
- zaricoform of Louisiana Creole music
German Zydeco
- Zydecoform of Louisiana Creole music
Italian zydeco
- zydecoform of Louisiana Creole music
Japanese ザディコ, ザイデコ
- ザディコ (zadiko)form of Louisiana Creole music
- ザイデコ (zaideko)form of Louisiana Creole music
Korean 자이데코
- 자이데코 (jaideko)form of Louisiana Creole music
Russian зайдеко
- зайдеко (zajdeko)form of Louisiana Creole music
Cite this entry
APA
zydeco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zydeco
MLA
“zydeco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zydeco. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zydeco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zydeco.
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