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zapateo

US/ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/

zapateo noun: a competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.

Noun

zapateo (plural zapateos)

  1. A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.

Forms of zapateo

pluralzapateos

Origin of zapateo

Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.

Questions about zapateo

What does zapateo mean?
Zapateo means a competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.
What part of speech is zapateo?
Zapateo is a noun.
How do you pronounce zapateo?
Zapateo is pronounced /ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of zapateo?
The plural of zapateo is zapateos.

Words near zapateo in the dictionary

  1. Zapata wren
  2. Zapata wrens
  3. zapatalite
  4. zapateado
  5. zapateados
  6. zapateo
  7. zapateos
  8. zapatera
  9. zapateras
  10. Zapatism
  11. Zapatismo

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