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zapateado

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za·​pa·​te·​ado | \ ˌzä-pə-tā-ˈä-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce zapateado (audio) , ˌsä-pə-tā-ˈau̇ \
plural zapateados

Definition of zapateado

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

Examples of zapateado in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Women and girls wearing the typical dress of Mexico’s Veracruz state perform the traditional, percussive zapateado dancing in hard-soled shoes on a makeshift wooden stage during the fiesta of St. James the Apostle in Chacalapa, Veracruz. — Robbie Whelan, WSJ, "The Folk Music That Inspired ‘La Bamba’ Finds a New Generation of Fans," 8 Aug. 2018

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First Known Use of zapateado

1845, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for zapateado

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

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“Zapateado.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zapateado. Accessed 12 December 2019.

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