zouk

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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[1]:
      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.

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Verb

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

  1. To dance to zouk music.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From French zouk.

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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[2], retrieved 7 December 2022:
      Uit enkele speakers dendert soca en zouk muziek[sic]. 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

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Noun

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zouk m (plural zouks)

  1. zouk

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Spanish

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Noun

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zouk m (uncountable)

  1. zouk