zydeco

Etymology

Louisiana Creole zydéco, compare French zarico; possibly from a pronunciation of French les haricots (“beans”) in a dance-tune title.

noun

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.
   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