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zapatear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From zapato (shoe) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θapateˈaɾ/ [θa.pa.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sapateˈaɾ/ [sa.pa.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧ar

Verb

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zapatear (first-person singular present zapateo, first-person singular preterite zapateé, past participle zapateado)

  1. (transitive) to kick
  2. (transitive) to stomp
  3. (transitive) to give the boot; to dismiss

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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