zamacueca

English

Etymology

From Spanish zamacueca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzɑməˈkweɪkə/

Noun

zamacueca (plural zamacuecas)

1. An ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θamaˈkweka/ [θa.maˈkwe.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /samaˈkweka/ [sa.maˈkwe.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: za‧ma‧cue‧ca

Noun

zamacueca f (uncountable)

1. (Chile, Peru) a folk dance and the music that goes with it
2. (Puerto Rico) hypocrite

Descendants

• → English: zamacueca, cueca

Further reading

• “zamacueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10