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- [zah-puh-tee-ah-doh; Spanish thah-pah-te-ah-th aw, sah-]
- /ˌzɑ pə tiˈɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌθɑ pɑ tɛˈɑ ðɔ, ˌsɑ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zah-puh-tee-ah-doh; Spanish thah-pah-te-ah-th aw, sah-]
- /ˌzɑ pə tiˈɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌθɑ pɑ tɛˈɑ ðɔ, ˌsɑ-/
Definitions of zapateado word
- noun plural zapateado a Spanish dance for a solo performer, marked by rhythmic tapping of the heels. 1
- noun zapateado A flamenco dance with rhythmic stamping of the feet. 1
- noun zapateado a Spanish dance with stamping and very fast footwork 0
- noun zapateado A dance of Mexican Indian origin characterized by a lively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer's shoes. 0
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Origin of zapateado
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Spanish: clog or shoe dance, noun use of past participle of zapatear to strike with the shoe, tap, derivative of zapato shoe. See sabot, -ade1
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Parts of speech for Zapateado
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zapateado popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Top questions with zapateado
- how to dance zapateado?
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