zapateo
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.
=== Pronunciation ===
(General American) IPA(key): /ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/
=== Noun ===
zapateo (plural zapateos)
A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /θapaˈteo/ [θa.paˈt̪e.o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /sapaˈteo/ [sa.paˈt̪e.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eo
Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧o
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from zapatear.
==== Noun ====
zapateo m (plural zapateos)
stomp; stomping
===== Descendants =====
→ English: zapateo
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
zapateo
first-person singular present indicative of zapatear
=== Further reading ===
“zapateo”, 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