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zapateo

/ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
za-p-ateo
IPA
/ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish zapato Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish zapateardeverb. Spanish zapateobor. English zapateo Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/

Inflected Forms

zapateos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zapateo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/.
What does zapateo mean?
A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.
Where does zapateo come from?
Etymology tree Spanish zapato Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish zapateardeverb. Spanish zapateobor. English zapateo Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.

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