zapateo

See also: zapateó

English

Etymology

From Spanish zapateo.

Noun

zapateo (plural zapateos)

1. A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θapaˈteo/ [θa.paˈt̪e.o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sapaˈteo/ [sa.paˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from zapatear.

Noun

zapateo m (plural zapateos)

1. stomp; stomping

Descendants

• → English: zapateo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zapateo

1. 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10