a heavily syncopated dance music that originated among the blacks of S Louisiana, containing elements of blues, traditional white Cajun music, etc. and played usually by a band that includes accordion, guitar, and washboard
Word origin
? < Creole Fr pronun. of Fr les haricots, the beans (phrase in the title of a popular dance tune)
Examples of 'zydeco' in a sentence
zydeco
Klezmer, polka, tango, zydeco, and more!
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
He begins in Louisiana with cajun and zydeco music, then gaily reels his way through Brazil and Argentina.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Everyone knows about the jazz and blues, but there is cajun and zydeco - a music performed by French-speaking African-Americans.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Authentic New Orleans bands will perform the best of The Big Easy's blues, jazz and zydeco here too.