zapateado

[ zah-puh-tee-ah-doh; Spanish thah-pah-te-ah-thaw, sah- ]

noun

, plural za·pa·te·a·dos [zah-p, uh, -tee-, ah, -dohz, thah-pah-te-, ah, -, th, aws, sah-].

1. a Spanish dance for a solo performer, marked by rhythmic tapping of the heels.

zapateado

/ θapateˈaðo /

noun

1. a Spanish dance with stamping and very fast footwork

Word History and Origins

Origin of zapateado¹

1885–90; < Spanish: clog or shoe dance, noun use of past participle of zapatear to strike with the shoe, tap, derivative of zapato shoe. See sabot, -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of zapateado¹

from zapatear to tap with the shoe, from zapato shoe

Example Sentences

The most elaborate piece was one meant to accompany a dance called the Zapateado, or "kick-dance."

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