raspa

noun

ras·​pa

ˈräspə

plural -s

: a modern Mexican couple dance consisting of an alternate shuffling of the feet forward and backward and ending with a polka pivot

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish raspar to scrape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together, collect

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