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zouk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /zuːk/
  • /zuk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
    • 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. 2007 August 3, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
zouks Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

zouk-like · zoukify · zouk love

zouk en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /zuːk/
  • /zuk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. To dance to zouk music.

Forms

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zouking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
zouked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
zouked Tense=Past lexicographic
zouks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic