zamacueca
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zamacueca (plural zamacuecas)
- An ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]zamacueca f (uncountable)
- (Chile, Peru) a folk dance and the music that goes with it
- (Puerto Rico) hypocrite
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “zamacueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014