Zapata

[zuh-pah-tuh, sah-pah-tah]

noun

1. Emiliano 1877?–1919, Mexican revolutionary and agrarian reformer: guerrilla leader 1911–16.

Zapata

/ θaˈpata, zəˈpɑːtə /

noun

1. Emiliano (emiˈljano). ?1877–1919, Mexican guerrilla leader

Example Sentences

Zapata is not expected to appear in court until next week, according to a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.

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Zapata is accused of driving a stolen Hyundai sports utility vehicle and colliding with a police cruiser that was being driven by 28-year-old Alec Sanders, an officer with the Alhambra Police Department.

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A striking 1970s poster from Cesar Chavez’s Farm Worker Press features Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata — rifle in one hand, sword in the other — reimagined as a mascot for California’s United Farm Workers.

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José had a childhood friend, Horacio Zapata, who also migrated to the U.S. and who hasn’t seen his father in 30 years.

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Zapata worked as a landscaper in El Paso, sending most of his earnings to his family back in Venezuela but occasionally splurging on a steak dinner or a visit to a water park with friends.

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