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zapateado

noun za·pa·te·ado \ ˌzä-pə-tā-ˈä-(ˌ)dō , ˌsä-pə-tā-ˈau̇ \

Definition of zapateado

plural zapateados
: a Latin American dance marked by rhythmic stamping or tapping of the feet

Origin and Etymology of zapateado

Spanish, from zapatear to strike or tap with the shoe, from zapato shoe

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