zapateo
See also: zapateó
English
Etymology
From Spanish zapateo.
Noun
zapateo (plural zapateos)
- 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) /sapaˈteo/ [sa.paˈt̪e.o]
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: za‧pa‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from zapatear.
Noun
zapateo m (plural zapateos)
- stomp; stomping
Descendants
- → English: zapateo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zapateo
- first-person singular present indicative of zapatear
Further reading
- “zapateo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014