zydeco

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The Word of the Day for July 26 is:

zydeco   \ZYE-duh-koh\   noun
     : popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin 
with elements of Caribbean music and the blues and that features guitar, 
washboard, and accordion 

Example sentence:
     Thanks to delicious food and live zydeco every night, the new restaurant 
is a big success.

Did you know?
     You might say that the lively form of music known as zydeco is full of 
beans, etymologically speaking. Legend has it that the word "zydeco" originated 
in the lyrics of _Les Haricots Sont Pas Sales_, a popular Cajun dance tune. 
Loosely translated, the song's title means "the beans are not salty," and when 
spoken in French Creole, "les haricots" (French for "beans") sounds something 
like "zydeco." "Zydeco" first appeared in print in 1960 and has been used to 
describe this kind of music ever since. 






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