zapatear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From zapato (“shoe”) +‎ -ear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θapateˈaɾ/ [θa.pa.t̪eˈaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sapateˈaɾ/ [sa.pa.t̪eˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧ar === Verb === zapatear (first-person singular present zapateo, first-person singular preterite zapateé, past participle zapateado) (transitive) to kick (transitive) to stomp (transitive) to give the boot; to dismiss ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “zapatear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025