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zapateo

noun
za·​pa·​teo | \ ˌzä-pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)ō, ˌsä-\
plural zapateos

Definition of zapateo

: zapateado

First Known Use of zapateo

1922, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for zapateo

Spanish, from zapatear

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