zouk

Definition

A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."