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English
Etymology
From Spanish zapateo.
Noun
zapateo (plural zapateos)
- A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θapaˈteo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sapaˈteo/
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from zapatear.
Noun
zapateo m (plural zapateos)
- stomp; stomping
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zapateo
- first-person singular present indicative of zapatear
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