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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Probably from Louisiana Creole Les haricots (sont pas salé) 'The beans (are not salted)', the title of a dance tune

zydeco

 noun
     
Related topics: Music
zy‧de‧co [uncountable]
APM a type of Cajun music that is popular in southern Louisiana that combines the styles of French and Caribbean music with the blues
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