zydeco

See also: zydéco

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪdɪˌkəʊ/, /ˈzaɪdiːˌkəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪdəˌkoʊ/, /ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ/, /ˈzaɪdiːˌkoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

zydeco (uncountable)

1. 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.
   • 2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books, published 2009, page 307:

     Sunpie—in real life, a park ranger and an accordionist who leads a good zydeco band—taunted Harrison […].

Alternative forms

• zarico, zodico

Translations

form of Louisiana Creole music

• Arabic: زايديكو (zāydīkū)
• Esperanto: zajdeko, zideko
• French: zydéco m, zarico (fr) m
• German: Zydeco
• Italian: zydeco m
• Japanese: ザディコ (zadiko), ザイデコ (zaideko)
• Korean: 자이데코 (jaideko)
• Russian: зайдеко (zajdeko)

References

• Ellen Koskoff, editor (2001), The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America, Garland Publishing, page 858