Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zouk

/zuk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: zouk
IPA: /zuk/

17

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To dance to zouk music.

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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: secouer

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

zouks (plural) zouks (present, singular) zouking (participle, present) zouked (participle, past) zouked (past)

Derived Forms

zoukify

Phrases

zouk-like zouk love

Rhymes With

look duke luke nuke puke fluke rebuke chinook spook juke kook sook

Questions

How do you pronounce zouk?: The recorded pronunciation is /zuk/.
What does zouk mean?: A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
Where does zouk come from?: It is traced to French.

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