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zapatista

/ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
Za-pa-tis-ta
IPA
/ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Zapatismo.

adj

Of or relating to the Zapatistas.

noun

A member of the Liberation Army of the South, a group formed and led by Emiliano Zapata that took part in the Mexican Revolution.

noun

A member of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, an indigenous leftist group that formed in the jungles of Chiapas in 1983 and coordinated an uprising on January 1, 1994, the day NAFTA took effect.

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish Zapata Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish zapatistabor. English Zapatista Borrowed from Spanish zapatista.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/
  • British English: /ˌzɑː.pəˈtiːs.tə/

Inflected Forms

Zapatist (alternative) Zapatistas (plural)

Phrases

Zapata County Zapata mustache Zapata rail Zapata sparrow Zapata wren

Frequently Paired Words

Neozapatista Zapata County Zapata mustache Zapata rail Zapata sparrow Zapata wren Zapata Neozapatismo

Rhymes With

barista bautista battista evangelista camorrista

Questions

How do you pronounce zapatista?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/.
What does zapatista mean?
Of or relating to Zapatismo.
Where does zapatista come from?
Etymology tree Spanish Zapata Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish zapatistabor. English Zapatista Borrowed from Spanish zapatista.

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