Zydeco
AHD gives this for the derivation:From Louisiana French, possibly alteration of Les haricots (sont pas sal), name of a song, pl. of French haricot, bean. See haricot1.]Les haricots? Zydeco? I'm not...
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First of all Zydeco is not synonymous with "Cajun"" Zydeco is a popular accordion-based musical genre hailing from the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana. Contrary to popular belief, it...
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One problem I have with a derivation from "les haricots" is that the h in haricots is an aspirate h, according to my Harper-Collins-Robert French dictionary. That means there is no liasion of the...
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You are correct in terms of zee French of France, but that's a long long way from Acadien/Cajun. It's entirely possible the word lost its aspiration along the way.
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