zouk

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English

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Etymology

From French secouer (“to shake up”), via creole.

Pronunciation

Noun

zouk (plural zouks)

  1. (music) A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
    • 2007 August 3, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in New York Times‎:
      From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brooklyn’s own ReggaeLution band will perform, and at 9, D.J. Lumumba (a k a Revolution) will preside over an inclusive Caribbean dance party, from bachata to zouk and back again.

Derived terms

Verb

zouk (third-person singular simple present zouks, present participle zouking, simple past and past participle zouked)

  1. To dance to zouk music.

Dutch

Etymology

From French zouk.

Pronunciation

Noun

zouk m (uncountable)

  1. zouk
    • 2021 July 4, “Gezellige sfeer bij vaccinatie in PL-centrum [Congenial atmosphere at vaccination drive at PL party centre]”, in StarNieuws‎, retrieved 7 December 2022:
      Uit enkele speakers dendert soca en zouk muziek. In de lucht hangt de geur van versgebakken bara's en kip.
      Soca and zouk music thumps from a couple of loudspeakers. The smell of freshly fried baras and chicken wafts through the air.

French

Noun

zouk m (plural zouks)

  1. zouk

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

zouk m (uncountable)

  1. zouk
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