zapateo

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US/ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/

noun

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

OriginSpanish zapateo →
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Meanings

nounzapateo (plural zapateos)

plural zapateos

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

Origin

  1. Spanishzapato
  2. Spanishzapateardeverb.
  3. Spanishzapateo
  4. Englishzapateo

Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.

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APA

zapateo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapateo

MLA

“zapateo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapateo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zapateo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zapateo.

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